... Gellner had been correct, we would surely be witnessing a tendency towards a single uniform world nationalism in the present day, when it would seem that, in many cases the opposite seems true. It is thus necessary to investigate the problems with this modernist train of thought. Although Gellner succeeds in analysing nationalism within the broad scope of the rise of modern society ... dignity as members of a particular culture. Furthermore, Gellner fails to contemplate the role of culture in the creation of identity, which, in Guibernau's view, is the main explanation for the "loyalty" ...

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... this context, 'personality' is used to refer to when a brand has a set of core values that "give the brand personality and an emotional connection that drives trust and loyalty with the audience" (as stated in Davis (2009), p52)). It can be seen that the encoder uses the brand's personality and its links to family and friendship to appeal ... create an emotional connection between its product and the consumer. It is also been made clear that the brand's success can be attributed to the fact that it has stayed true to its roots by retaining its early-founded identity and ideology, t...

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