these historical and economic factors were shaped by later developments. This article argues that postabolition racial orders were significantly shaped by the processes of nation-state building in each context. In South Africa and the United States ethnic or regional "intrawhite" conflict impeding nation-state consolidation was contained by racial domination. Whites were unified by excluding blacks‚ in an ongoing dynamic that took different forms. Continued competition and tensions between the American
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True Meaning of America America has developed into possibly the greatest country to ever exist. However‚ the process of America becoming what it is today is actually really complex. Many great writers and authors have used their works to explain and describe the development process of America to many people. These works produced by them have allowed us to better visualize what America has gone through and its journey to success. These works also give us a better understanding of what America truly
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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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Ethnocentrism can be defined as the evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture. One practice that is done in the United States that is done differently by another culture could appear as not normal to us. We all have different definitions of what the right or “wrong” way of doing something is‚ but brought up and executed by another culture‚ the procedure may be done differently. I see this‚ as being negative because a lot
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understanding niche audiences and reaching out to them by using the media. Firstly‚ what constitutes a national identity? And how is a country or even a commercial entity able to use the media to nationalise its identity‚ to evoke a sense of nationalism‚ pride and patriotism on its subjects? What does it mean to be a Singaporean or an Australian? Songs and melodies are a way to capitalise and sway emotions. And Qantas used a song as a successful advertising strategy to stir up nationalistic
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Ethnic Notions The film “Ethnic Notions” directed and produced by Marlon Riggs identifies racial inferiority among the African American culture‚ as ethnic stereotypes‚ such as cartoons‚ performances and caricatures were depicted during the post-slavery era. Many stereotypical roles were portrayed‚ as the narrator took its viewers back to the ancestry of African Americans; for instance‚ mammies‚ sambos‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ boy and girl. These roles were presented to depict African Americans as demoralizing
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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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* Rang de Basanti * “You Pakistani” scene. Police bribed. Extreme nationalism – no western music‚ dancing‚ etc. * Mother figure‚ mother India * Around 30 mins‚ say what is there to be patriotic about? Corrpution‚ population‚ etc. But fighter pilot says no country is perfect‚ I’m still willing to give my life for my country. * Karan – college kid‚ pressure from father. Every second someone is born in this country‚ no one cares about them. Neither government nor God. Do something or
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In August 2012‚ a series of ethnic clashes between the Orma and Pokomo tribes of Kenya’s Tana River District resulted in the deaths of at least fifty-two people. The violence was the worst of its kind in Kenya since the country’s 2007–08 crises. The violence left 118 people dead and more than 13‚500 displaced and another more than 30‚000 people affected by the ethno-political clashes. Over 50% of the 13500 are children the rest being women and elderly.2 The major ethnic groups of the Tana River District
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