It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way around

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   05/30/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Ernest Gellner. Nations and Nationalism (Ithaca, 1983), pp.6-7. Richard Handler, Nationalism and the Politics of Culture in Quebec in New Directions in ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The interchangeably terms often used . How can we justify the existence of a nation?. The meaning of 'nationalism'. Language as a basis for nationhood. Bibliography....»

"It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round"

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Gellner Ernest, Nations and Nationalism, Blackwell Publishing, 1983. Ernest Gellner, Nations and Nationalism, Blackwell Publishing, 1983, p.55. Ibid., p. 55. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. How a modern conception of the nation has emerged.. Was Ancien Regime France a nation-state?. A 'process of destabilization'.. Did nationalism engender the French nation? . Western European societies evolution into an age of...»

The road to nationalism: Self-Defeating colonialism and the power of high culture

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   09/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « The Opportunistic Nature of Gellner s Nationalism To understand how nationalism, as described by Ernest Gellner in Nations and Nationalism, contributed to the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Abernethy's 'Self-Defeating Colonialism. The opportunistic nature of Gellner's Nationalism. Decolonization and Gellner's Nationalism. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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