Nationalism was the strongest political force during the 19th century. During this time people of the same ethnicities came together to fight for their own causes. As a political idea, our textbook states, “Nationalism is based on the relatively modern concept that a nation is composed of people who are joined together by the bonds of common language, customs, culture, and history, and who because of those bonds should share the same government” (The Heritage of World Civilizations pg. 700). In 1835 the Italian nationalist and patriot, Giuseppe Mazzini explained his understanding of the concept in our textbook titled “Mazzini Defines Nationality” (pg.703). Although nationalism served as the stepping stone for the political consolidation of Europe and North America, it was also described to sever the liberties of other minor ethnic groups. Lord Action was a major nineteenth-century English historian and commentator on the contemporary religious and political events. In all of his writings, he was deeply concerned with the preservation of liberty. In the source, “Lord Action Condemns Nationalism” he voices to warn against the political dangers of Nationalism. (pg. 726) Mazzini associates specific qualities of people with nationalism and relates them to divine purposes such as liberal freedom. He does this by explaining “the essential characteristics of a nationality are common ideas, common principles, and a common purpose. He begins to go even further by explaining the importance of nationalism and how it means even more than that. “Nationality also consists in the share of mankind’s labor which God assigns to people. This mission is the task which gives people its rights as a member of Mankind. This means that without nationalit... ... middle of paper ... ...an, Chinese, or Puerto Rican all came here to have a new life. People of different races and cultures also share many of the same problems when living in the same boundaries. In today’s society it does not matter what you are because one problem can usually affect people even in if it is in a different way. To get anywhere in today’s society you must work hard. We still do not live in a world with one hundred percent tolerance, but I do believe that the original definition of nationalism has changed. I do agree with Lord Action when he says that nationalism caused repression of minority populations. But I also believe that Mazzini makes a good point when he says a nation is more than just having common ideas, principle, and a purpose. “The life of a nation consists of harmonious activity that is of ALL individual abilities comprised within the association.”(pg. 703)
Source 1 expresses the views and values of civic nationalism and how individual's rights and freedoms of that society need to be protected. A civic nation emerges when individuals are united by shared beliefs and values and can live and abide peacefully together. Multiculturalism and a common national identity are often aspects that are found in a civic nation. The source strongly agrees with the ideals and principles of civic nationalism, as it supports the protection of everyone in the nation. The source would be critical of discrimination and intolerance towards specific groups, such as Muslims in the nation. While the source firmly states that “the rights and freedoms of all must be protected,” it also states that the actions of the individual
“Nationalism(n.) - loyalty or devotion to a nation, especially an attitude, feeling, or belief characterize by a sense of national consciousness” (The War of 1812 and the Rise of Nationalism 1). Nationalism was a crucial part of America’s success during the War of 1812; nationalism was reflected in the post-war period through increased national pride, emphasis on national issues, increase in power and scope of the national government, and a growing sense of American identity (The War of 1812 and the Rise of Nationalism 1). The first to arise which was the driving force behind American victories against the British was nationalism. This nationalism was expressed in four ways; patriotism, political, economical and cultural. American patriotism
Q6. Nationalism was both known as a unifying and a disunifying force, your opinion depended on your perspective and background knowledge of the topic. Nationalism could be seen as a uniting force by bringing those together who believed in a single "nationality," or ancestors. Those who believed that nationalism was a unifying force also refused to be loyal to a king or queen, but they did remain loyal to those whom shared a common bond. Naturally, there were other who had different beliefs towards the topic. There were people who believed of nationalism as a disunifying force die to the fact that it would disrupt their wants to restore the old order before the French Revolution.
Nationalism helps countries to rally together and claim their freedom and independence from other, overpowering nations or countries. An Italian nationalist, Giuseppe Garibaldi used imagery and vivid description to attract nationalists to join is side, such as “They will give to her their last drop of blood, seeking no other reward save that of having done their duty, and that a clear conscience may abide with them” (Document 3). These unifying statements encourage all people to join Garibaldi and his promise to reward all those to join him with “a clear conscience” for their duty. This method of propaganda is extremely beneficial in encouraging people of the same values to unify together as
Although some have said that "nationalism is measles of humankind", in my opinion, it is not. Nationalism has led to the growth of identities, and innovations. These reasons influence us in so many good ways that we should embrace nationalism to a great extent. Although at the same time I believe that we shouldn't embrace it to the extent of where we hurt others.
Nationalism was coined back in the 1770’s it has a major role in the shaping many nations throughout the world. Nationalism has many positive and negative aspects to it. Nationalism has the strength to unify people despite their classes. It also has the ability to united people to lead movements against oppressive governments. There is a downside Nationalism can as method to evoke fear. The biggest negative is that most nationalism movement’s inevitably led to some form of conflict. Nationalism is a dangerous movement that can lead to oppression of opposition groups and lead to conflicts.
Nationalism, the spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation, an importing factor to many countries due to its importance; The people of their nation and their “ality” makes up the country they choose to be and grow in. Citizens showed their nationalism through national anthems and written passages as Russia has done, which contains the saying that they will never be conquered or overthrown (document five). However, due to the utmost prominence of their patriotism reaching out to other countries, it helped cause the First World War, World War I.
“Nationalism” is defined as “A social and political outlook insisting that the state should embody a national community united by some or all of the following: history, ethnicity, religion, common culture, and language” . Essentially, nationalism is an intense pride for ones’ country caused by a push for national unity. Nationalism was stirred due to the sense of loss in national origin.
The rise of European nationalism in the 19th Century brought with it an overabundance amount of change that would definitively modify the course of history. The rise of nationalism in one country would rouse greater nationalism in another, which would in turn, motivate even greater nationalism in the first, progressively intensifying the cycle that eventually concluded in a World War. Nationalism as an ideology produced international competition which inspired absolute allegiance to an individual’s nation state. The ideology was fueled by industrial commerce and imperialistic developments which led to nation-states pursuits of outcompeting rival nations.
Nationalism at its core is the support of a country. The goal of a country is to have some sort of resonance within the individuals that reside there that call themselves citizens. If the citizens don’t feel any connection with their country, they may move to find one that they feel closer too. Once found, they may support the country over others, defend it within conversations of politics or just find groups that have the same ideals they do about the country. This papers purpose is to illustrate the pros of nationalism as well as its cons.
These horrors caused by nationalism seem to be at the opposite end of the spectrum from the promising ideal of democracy. As Ghia Nodia pointed out, many analysts view nationalism as “fundamentally antidemocratic” (3). What these anti-nationalists fail to realize is that nationalism has also called force heroism and even sacrifice throughout history. Numerous people have risked their lives to restore democracy and civil rights in their nations, when they could easily have chosen comfortable exile elsewhere. Indeed, nationalism is the very basis of democratic government because it unites the citizens as “we the people”, supports the common political destiny, and nurtures trust toward the government.
The nature and meaning of the term ‘nationalism’ has many different facets and dimensions. At times, deconstructing the different theoretical literature can become confusing and complicated process. These ambiguities arise from the different meanings scholars attribute to the term, while also the nature and meaning of nationalism is constantly being contested. To Primordialists, the *path to nationalism
He defines nation as an imagined political community – and imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign.” He conceptualizes imagined community as a population of people who identify as being part of a nation but can’t possibly all know each other. He then provides a historical analysis of nations. He lists three factors whose demise slowly paved the ground for nations and nationalism. 1) A script-language that played an important role in transnational solidarities like Christendom and the Islamic word. 2) The divinity or cosmological basis of monarchies that demanded loyalties of peopl3. 3) The conception of temporality where cosmology and history were indistinguishable. These elements slowly diminished first in Western Europe and later spread globally. He later provides a list of the basic principles that fuels nationalism. 1) Print and capitalism; it created connectivity and promotion of other than holy languages and people understood languages that they didn’t speak and thus created solidarity among large groups. 2) Impact of Reformation; the process first initiated by Luther and reinforced by print and capitalism created another medium to communicate and mobilize the masses. 3) The slow and gradual local vernacular replacing Latin and other holy and administrative languages like Arabic, which changed the gravitation of power from central empires to localities, thus leading to a new wave of local power centers and
If the government is illegitimate, then ideally nationalism steps in to demand a completely self-determined government, which renders proper representation to its populace. Despite the diversity of a state's population, theoretically, harmony is maintained since the people are properly represented or controlled. This situation with variation is experienced throughout the world. States are dynamic, also their government and populace. If the dynamics of the government or the state do not keep up with the pace of change in the populace, then instability will rise in the name of nationalism and shake the very foundation of the state if left unchecked or not placated. The method used by the author of the book was personal interviews with both prominent people and the normal everyday person in the areas visited. He also uses descriptions on the surrounding areas to accent the point of discussion. His intent was to objectively take the reader on a stroll through the areas he visited. Through his style of writing, he allows the reader to sit in on his interview by highlighting specific questions and the responses that take place in his conversations. Finally, he creates visual images that he had viewed as ironic and analogical in support of his observations. Ignatieff comes to the conclusion that nationalism is not the problem of this world. Continuing, he goes on to say that when one loses their individuality to become a "patriot," that is where the danger lies. Being yourself is something that ethnic nationalism does not allow.