POLS 150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ninety-Five Theses

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 150
• Professor: Alan Segui

Document Summary

Nation: community of ppl based on some fundamental characteristics but power does play a role in defining. Ability of community to read & speak. Monarchies appeal to ppl sense of nation to follow orders of gov. Subjects of community imagined community nation rather than monarchy. Getting obedience while simultaneously legitimizing own gov. Brought other populations into control via this way. Progressive thinkers at this time were starting to associate racism & nationalism of being the same. Goal: to have a society in which there is purity. Nationalism promoting social purity in same way as racism. Anderson calls this into question the assumption. Unlike racism nationalism not concerned about the other, nationalism converted ab being apart of the community rather than those outside. Pledge allegiance symbolism & others don"t exist in nationalism products like racism"s burning cross. Yes certain desire to maintain, but not voted by nate or fear, instead love & sacrifice.