1. Why has Nationalism Become Such a Powerful Force in the Mode
... equates society to an organism, and thus concluding that, like bodies, societies have certain needs, is undermined by the fact that, unlike bodies, which die if starved of oxygen, for example, societies do not die, they change and adapt. Furthermore, and perhaps more significantly, Gellner conceptualises nationalism and, in a sense generalizes it in a way which belies its complexity and many different ... nationalism" and the fact that when a state attempts to impose its culture, the existence of minorities is threatened which, in turn, can inflame the nationalisms of these minority nat...
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