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Nations and Nationalism
By: Ernest Gellner
Christian Santarelli
Shane Kalna
Nationalism A theory of political legitimacy
How good your country is doing in the political world
Ethnic boundaries do not cut across political boundaries
Political and National unit should be congruent
The State Definition of nationalism depends on state and nation
The two are parasitic State conflict cannot be resolved by private or sectional
violence The state is comprised of agencies
The state exists where specialized order-enforcing agencies have been separated out from rest of life Police forces Courts
Nationalism does not arise when there is no state
The Nation A nation is less clearly defined than a state A nation is a contingency
Not necessary to be Neither states not nations exist at all times Nationalism juxtaposes nations and states
Either without the other is incomplete sets themselves up for tragedy
Weaknesses and Problems of Nationalism Believes there is only one effective nationalism for
every 10 potential ones Nationalism is fated to prevail Vast amount of languages cause problems with
nationalism Especially when state or nation is large
Two Types of Nationalism Eastern Nationalism Western Nationalism
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