Lecture 6 - Nationalism Flashcards
Nationhood decides tastes, views, and even ideas about ……..
destiny
The ________ is a recent phenomenon, but the state is not
nation-state
History of states go back …
5-7 thousand years
The state, as a stratified society, first emerged in the …
flood plains between Tigris and Euphrates (Sumeria) in what is now Iraq (but emerged independently in many other places around the world)
3 origins of states
- pop increase 2. agro surplus 3. conflict
How does 1. population increase – create states?
- pop increase / builds an agricultural network
How does 2. agro surplus – create states?
Supports / subsidizes elites.
How does 3. conflict – create states?
- External conflicts form states through defense / OR strong groups conquer weaker ones and become heads of state
The year 2000 is central to this course?
1400’s
Pre-modern states are different than modern nation-states how? (1)
Porous borders
Pre-modern states are different than modern nation-states how? (2)
less presence and control
Pre-modern states are different than modern nation-states how? (3)
subjects didn’t identify with the state / national community
People didn’t really care about “pre-modern states” – and this is hardly a platform for the creation of “nations” – so … what’s the important question here?
How did people come to identify themselves as members of a national community, a vague abstraction?
(How did nations come about?) Start of 19th century – 2 main problems =
- crisis of political legitimacy 2. problem of economic integration
(How did nations come about?) – what kind of “right” did Royals have?
divine right
(How did nations come about?) – what did Merchants do to create capitalism?
bought out the Royals / and their stupid land
(How did nations come about?) – how did states turn into nations?
unifying a heterogenous population by “what they have in common”
(How did nations come about?) – what MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT made nations more possible?
PRINT CAPITALISM (Bibles & stuff)
(How did nations come about?) – why was PRINTING PRESS so important to creating nations?
Unifying languages / sharing news
(How did nations come about?) – what is “meanwhileness”?
Looking at major events around the world but having a sense of “meanwhileness” regarding “being a Canadian during a long winter” or something – while this was happening.
(How did nations come about?) – these last few questions, especially about the printing press and “meanwhileness” – came from which author?
Benedict Anderson
All nations lead to Rome …
No. Nations lead to a global economy.
(How did nations come about?) – What does “othering” accomplish?
“social closure”