INT 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Imagined Communities
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Main argument: nationalism is a response to historical events. Historical forces move across the globe and create other nations. 3 paradoxes: nations are new to historians b/c 200yrs not a very long time for them vs. nationalists feel like nation"s historical roots stretch back a long time, each nation has unique features, nationalism has great power o. Infused with power because people are prepared to fight and die for their nation. *printing press (newspaper)= reason for early development of national consciousness- created us vs. them ideology . Created unified fields of exchange and communication. Example: transformed latin into vernacular languages (french, spanish)
