Nation state

revolutions. RMAs are useful in revealing how societies capitalize on military revolutions and use them to their advantage. Throughout history, nation states have used RMAs to exploit the advantages of military revolutions derived from the formation of nation states and the French Revolution. The first significant military revolution was the rise of the nation state. In 1648, Europe concluded thirty years of continuous bloodshed over religious alliances . At the conclusion of these conflicts,…

1- Can any nation-state be considered a ‘civic’ nation? It is critical to commence with a definition of the concept at the heart of the discussion as a way of setting the stage for the present discourse. The concept of civic nationhood is applied in reference to the identity in politics formed from common citizenship that thrives in a liberal state (Smith, 2013). The concept of a civic nation, therefore, goes beyond subjective variables, such as culture, language, customs or traditions of the…

relationship between films and nations, and their roles in an increasingly transnational world. In order to understand the relationship between film and nation, there needs to be an understanding of tradition as well as modernity. Throughout history, one could argue that nations could be defined easily by the films that were made there, and produced by people from there as well. In modern day society, however, this is not the case. A single film cannot categorize a nation, nor can itself be…

What is a postnational nation-Postnationalism or non-nationalism is the process or trend by which nation states and national identities lose their importance relative to cross nation and self organized or international and global entities. What does the source say canada has no set identity there is no the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional because of this will cause us the first position state which will we will lose our national identity. Basically our…

of warfare within a nation. These obstacles of pushing to bargain for what one side desires is just human nature, anywhere from nationwide conflicts to mere bickering between two people at a swap meet. While there are a million prospective directions of where a settlement can go, one thing is certain that in politics and warfare is that there will either be peace or there will be war due to the nature of politics. The politics of peace and war…

the arguments confound me and it seems that you are lacking in knowledge of both the history and philosophy of Ghanaian movement. I understand the fact that you all are entitled to your different political views, however, your argument left me in a state of astonishment. I want to use this letter to briefly guide you through the Ghanaian movement since its beginnings as I’m nearing retirement. With regards to your argument, I don’t think the Ghanaian movement failed due to either of the beliefs…

they must prove their attachment to a nation by demonstrating loyalty. September 11, 2001 was a tragedy; a day in history that no one can remember with fondness. As the World Trade Center met it's demise, the United States was engulfed in a nightmarish state of despair, sorrow, and rage. However, a turn of…

the United States has never felt stronger than it does now. After the result of the 2016 election, it feels as though half of our country feels completely betrayed while the other half is overcome with joy. This is not how the country should be. The polarization between the two main parties, Republican and Democrat, has reached a point that is becoming concerning for the near future. According to the Pew Research Center, which conducted a year-long study on the polarization of our nation,…

implication that was negatively affected the trade volumes between the two nations (Frankel, P.291-308). During this period, citizens experienced series of tremendous suffering and were not in a better position to make acquisitions of the desired levels of utility. Most firms in the Britain resulted in collapsing thus making the country experience a series of strenuous activities resulting in ineffectiveness of the states to cater for its…

being made equal to the Europeans. This blending of cultures can be seen in Fadma Amrouche’s writing as she was brought off to a French boarding school and had experienced the education that was being taught in Franc and across Europe in different nations. She and her classmates not only received French names but also sang songs as seen here: “while we sang ‘Auprès de ma blonde’, and ‘Anne of Brittany in her clogs’.” (Primary Source Document #2). With the forcing of these cultures on the African…