Lerzan Gültekin Atılım University in Ankara‚ Turkey lerzan_gultekin@atilim.edu.tr Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze identity crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient from a postcolonial perspective through the concept of nationalism and national identity‚ emphasizing cultural‚ psychological and physical displacement due to colonization‚ travelling‚ exploration and space / place (cartography)‚ referring to the theories and views of Benedict Anderson‚ Homi Bhabba‚ Franz Fanon
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and Social Sciences ATS1325 Contemporary Worlds 1 The partition of India in 1948 led to one of the largest mass migration movements in the world. The successful attainment of independence from colonial rule is also a narrative of religious nationalism‚ displacement and communal violence between the two nation states of India and Pakistan or more definitively the Muslims and Hindus. In Urvashi Butalia’s (2000‚ pp.264-300) “The Other Side of Silence” the oral testimony of Maya Rani‚ a Punjabi woman
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ideas about statehood and nationalism? Sources suggest that Europe’s ideas towards statehood and nationalism changed throughout and after WW1‚ I personally agree with this statement. Nationalism is defined as loyalty or devotion to ones country followed by the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively‚ emphasizing national rather than international goals. There was a large impact on Europe post WW1 and this term “nationalism” had a lot to do with the
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Harris - B218745 Word Count – 3‚468 Sport can be seen today as a product of distinctive national histories as well as global phenomenon. Discuss the extent to which we need to explore the intersection (convergence and contradiction) between nationalism and globalisation in order to make sense of modern sport. In today’s society‚ sport is seen as a huge influence on just about everything. For some‚ it’s a profession‚ a pastime or even something to avoid altogether. Modern sport has evolved from
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Throughout the course of the 19th and 20th century‚ economic considerations played a significant role in shaping both racial discrimination and concepts of white supremacy in South Africa. When large deposits of gold and diamonds were discovered in the latter half of the 19th century‚ the economic structure of southern Africa was dramatically altered. The mining industry necessitated vast amounts of inexpensive labor in order to be profitable. In the post South African War period‚ the necessity to
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Introduction Nationalism and revolution often go hand in hand. Yet‚ while nationalism might lead to revolution‚ and perhaps national independence‚ it is much broader than revolution‚ and one should not be confused with the other. “All nationalists believe that nations can be identified by certain characteristics that all its citizens hold in common. These characteristics include the linguistic‚ ethnic‚ religious‚ or historical traditions that make a nation
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Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject 23 April 2012 Sports Literature Review: Austerely k in his work “Sport and Community Organization in the 21st century” states that‚ The facts concerning the benefits of sports contribution to the sports world is not quite strong because of its non sectarian nature. Studies on sports participation are characteristically based on self-report data from individuals and stakeholders implicated in sport programs. They are likely to have a faith in the value of sports
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Universiteit Leiden. Print: Wöhrmann Print Service ISBN: 978-90-76269-81-8 CONTENTS 3 Contents Chapter 1 National Diversity and Conflict: An Introduction And Overview of the Present Dissertation National Diversity and Nationalism: A Theoretical Model Nationalism: Moderator of National Diversity to Conflict Relationship Method 54 Results 57 Discussion 60 Social Distance and National Stereotypes Method 81 Results 84 Discussion 95 Cultural Preference and Perceived Respect Method 116 Results
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towards nationalism. While Lennon invites his listeners to join him in imagining the peace that can exist without the barriers of nations‚ Anderson believes nationalism is necessary and prevalent for a society to be kept in order. Lennon rejects the notion of sacrificing human life for the sake of a nation‚ yet Anderson affirms it as an act of love‚ in his chapter Patriotism and Racism. Within the same chapter‚ Anderson also counters the argument that racism is not borne out of nationalism‚ but rather
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British legality‚ youth‚ music and anti-racism; and explores the relationship between race‚ class and nation. Paul Gilroy makes it clear that he’s not restricted to the idea of modernising class analysis‚ and examines the relation between racism and nationalism - arguing that racial prejudice cannot be scraped by administrative means‚ since it goes beyond left-right political divide. He pays a huge contribution to the new social movements‚ by rethinking the position of black communities in terms of the
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