North and South The United States of America‚ the great democratic experiment‚ was just that. Not since the great Greek culture had a government of‚ for‚ and by the people existed. The entire world felt‚ that on a large scale‚ democracy would inevitably lead to anarchy; our founding fathers were determined to prove them wrong. But as the political stand off with the British became a secession issue‚ a great issue split the future nation. Slavery‚ a southern necessity‚ both social and economic‚ threatened
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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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MODERNITY AND NATIONALISM CHANGE EUROPEAN SYSTEM How did modernity and nationalism change the European system? Nationalism is the conviction‚ principle or political philosophy developed within a person that attaches them closer to their nations. Modernity‚ on the other hand‚ refers to the time when tradition became ineffective due to rejection by its followers owing to quest for sovereignty‚ self-determination and formal equality. Primordialist theorists describe nationalism as a reflection
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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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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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During the late 1800s and the early 1900s European nations wanted to expand and conquer other countries. They wanted to expand economy‚ get raw materials‚ and make them more powerful than other countries. The Europeans nations involved in colonizing these countries were Great Britain‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. The mind set of these nations was like the thinking of Darwin’s theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest. These nations thought they were the strongest nation which brought
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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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Rather than having disputes with Britain‚ the United States began to have disputes among its three "sections" - the north‚ south‚ and west. Starting with the War of 1812‚ sectionalism began as a small rift but grew into a huge gap that separated the north‚ south‚ and west. The end of the controversial War of 1812 did not end sectionalism. In fact‚ the War in general essentially served as an ignition to the division of the sections. Even further dividing the sections‚ the Protective Tariff of 1814 put
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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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Task : Write an analytical essay: Read Khaled Hosseini’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ take thematic notes in response to the reading‚ and write a formal essay to be handed in on__________________________. The "theme" of a novel can be defined as the underlying "message" or "main point" which the work presents and tries to communicate to the reader. Directions: In order to prepare to write a well-supported‚ cohesive formal essay‚ it is essential that you take notes on the reading. As you read the
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