Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson Introduction Modern Americans today can easily answer the question “When was your nationbirthed?” Though the details of their answer may vary‚ the basic idea would place that time around the American Revolution. Some “older” countries such as Italy‚ Greece‚ or China would not have such a ready-made answer because they believe their nation was a naturalmanifestation of their people. Not so‚ according to Benedict Anderson’sImagined Communities(Anderson 1983)
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Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century Nationalism was the most powerful force in the 1800s. It came to the force with the French Revolution of 1789. It then contributed to the unification of Italy and Germany in the nineteenth century. At the same time‚ ethnic unrest threatened to topple the Ottoman and the Austro-Hungarian empires‚ Nationalism also contributed to the outbreak of wars. These included the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. Nationalism played a huge role
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“The Soldier” A Detailed Look at a Criticized Poem Grief‚ death‚ devastation: with the strong exception of Rupert Brooke‚ these were the themes reflected in most war poetry during WWI. Brooke laced his poetry with sentimentality and nationalism‚ which was very different from the themes of other works during the time. Many people love and admire his poems‚ but despite his poetry being criticized by the public‚ Rupert Brooke was a talented young poet throughout World War I. This poem was first
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of the "Concert of Europe‚" the alliance of great powers that sought to maintain the the pillars of the old regime--monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ church‚ and privilege--against the forces of liberalism and nationalism. As minister of a German-led multi-national empire‚ Metternich had reason to fear nationalism as much as liberalism (which in any case tended to go hand in hand in the first half of the nineteenth century). Nationalists within the Austrian Empire threatened to establish small autonomous nation-states
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Jinnah’s vision for Pakistan While giving an interview to American press representatives in July 1942‚ when asked by one of the journalists whether the Muslims were a nation or not‚ Jinnah replied: “We are a nation with our own distinctive culture and civilization‚ language and literature‚ art and architecture‚ names and nomenclature‚ sense of values and proportion‚ legal laws and moral codes‚ customs and calendar‚ history and traditions‚ aptitudes and ambitions‚ in short‚ we have our own distinctive
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Australia’s collective desire of nationalism as well as patriotism lead to its formation as a federation and this willingness to unify the divided colonies was a reflection of an ulterior‚ racist purpose. Federation is the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate colonies or states. Before Australia’s eventual federation on January 1 of 1901‚ there had been years of debate‚ since the idea was first introduced in Sydney during an inter-colonial conference until its implementation
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Irish Nationalism: The Fight for Self-Government Since the late twentieth century‚ Ireland has been subject to varying types of English rule. There has been much debate on the degree of English rule in Ireland‚ but the call for a united Ireland was very popular among many Irishmen. Nationalistic feelings in Ireland saw a steady growth in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century with many different movements looking to achieve Irish self-government. These nationalistic movements can be
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was the one who translated Geometry from English to Burmese. My grandfather‚ himself was the activist in colonial period that sacrificed his left leg for the country. Because of my ancestors and the way I was educated‚ I am positively sure that Nationalism is in my blood. My ancestors had been living and passing bloodlines in Mandalay. It becomes a part of my life not only as hometown but also as something to be proud of. The education that Government provides in Myanmar is making history of Myanmar
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IIndian nationalism Indian nationalism refers to the many underlying forces that molded the Indian independence movement‚ and strongly continue to influence the politics of India‚ as well as being the heart of many contrasting ideologies that have caused ethnic and religious conflict in Indian society. Indian nationalism often imbibes the consciousness of Indians that prior to 1947‚ India embodied the broader Indian subcontinent and influenced a part of Asia‚ known as Greater India. National
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5 How can the Haber-Bosch Process be Political? The whole conflict arose by the implementation of this technology. The application of this new technology if thought beyond common sense is much more unclear. It has political‚ economic‚ nutritional and military aspects. Theses aspects merged during the Great War in resulted in the lengthened the war for an additional war and extending the industrial destruction. The technology had an obvious effect on public life‚ the question is if it was in an authoritarian
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