Americans embraced a new conservatism in social‚ economic and political life during the 1980s‚ characterized by the policies of President Ronald Reagan. Often remembered for its materialism and consumerism‚ the decade also saw the rise of the “yuppie‚” an explosion of
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This essays main topic of discussion is the effects of Conservatism on the welfare state‚ and the ideological approach of policies that underpin unemployment. Although‚ Conservatism has an extensive history associated with British Politics‚ this essay will give an introduction of its foundations examining Enlightenment thinking and liberalism moderate line of welfare. Subsequently‚ for the purpose of this paper the emphasis will be post war conservatism and conservative approaches to unemployment
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Hindi Nationalism This piece on Hindu nationalism‚ written by Alok Rai‚ deals with the coming of modern Hindi in the late 90s and the early 20s. Alok Rai who is also known as a critical thinker‚ theorist and also the grandson of Premchand makes his readers aware of the process of modernization in the case of language. In this essay we get to witness a connection between Hindi (old Hindi) and “Hindi” (new Hindi). Making of Hindi as a modern language connects to the programme of the imagining the
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of Basque Nationalism Course: Current International Issues from a Spanish Perspective May 17‚ 2012 Audrey Somalis Brenda La Beatrix Heynig Abstract: The notion of nationalism plays a critical role in the development on domestic and international politics. There are cases around the globe of how ethnically related politics‚ or ethnopolitcs‚ have infiltrated the international political arena. One such case‚ and the focus of this essay‚ is the case of Basque nationalism in Spain. In
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Neo liberalism is a political ideology which advocates economic liberalization and decreasing the role of the public sector in modern society. Its supporters also argue for free trade and deregulation of the economy. The three most significant developments in the neo liberalist era were; internationalization of trade and finance‚ increasing power of the transnational corporation and enhanced role of economic institutions like the IMF‚ WB and the WTO. It has characteristics such as privatization
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1 1984 and Nationalism Thesis Statement: In “1984” George Orwell portrays a society derived from several forms nationalism‚ which has one point – to isolate the individual citizen to achieve unwavering allegiance to the Party. However‚ Orwell reveals the mechanisms of nationalism are not just to forge submission to the Party but rather to eradicate any other allegiances that would distract from the Party’s agenda. George Orwell‚ in his novel “1984”‚ invents an authoritarian future society that
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After a long time of peace and success the Qing dynasty was the highest point of its power. However‚ as time passes they were harassed and humiliated by western powers‚ quickly the Qing dynasty collapsed. But the Qing collapsed due to the tremendous external pressures of modernization that the west implemented. Extraterritoriality was a huge contributing factor to the fall of the Qing dynasty. China set aside five coastal ports for the British to use in the southern part of the country. From the
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how a society should function. After looking at the definitions of both terms‚ it is easy to see that they intertwine and feed off one another. In this essay‚ the connection between these two topics will be explored. The two political ideologies‚ which will be used in the explanation‚ will be Liberalism and Conservations‚
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What were the effects of nationalism in the later 20th century? Nationalism united people against western/foreign interference and influences‚ as evidenced in the Iranian Revolution‚ the establishment of Islamism‚ and the Organization of African Unity. In 1979‚ after several years of civil resistance‚ strikes‚ and demonstrations‚ the people of Iran overthrew their US-backed leader‚ Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ because of his unjust rule and his ties to the States. Mohammad Reza Shah was put into power
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COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain.
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