Nation, State and Society Flashcards
1
Q
What is a state?
A
Centralised set of institutions facilitating coercive power, Johnson et al
2
Q
What is the only body that can control things within its self?
A
The state
3
Q
Name a nation where boundaries and statehood is not always clear?
A
Abkhazia, Kosovo, Palestine
4
Q
What is France and French an example of?
A
State and nation
5
Q
What is an example of independence my needing a race?
A
Gorkhaland, many mixed ethnicities
6
Q
Why do nations try and protect national beliefs?
A
Often trying to defend purity
7
Q
What is a true nation state?
A
Iceland, nationals only occupy that area
8
Q
Who wrote the book orientalism?
A
Edward Said
9
Q
What does Anderson say about nations?
A
They are imagined communities
