GEOG 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Scottish Clan, Forced Marriage, Culture Of The United Kingdom
Document Summary
Belgium had no national gov"t for nine months in 2007-08; scotland had an independence referendum in 2014. Feuding regions : the idea of the nation state (a) 19c-20c idea; not regarded as permanent by (neo)liberals, marxists or modernisation theory; but nationalism is becoming more prominent. (b) w. europe, 16 areas of cultural nationalism: 3 recently violent, more have reached political compromise of regional authority. The process not over; break-up of yugoslavia and ussr: why new nationalisms, ethnic division of labour; internal colonialism, cult. mobilisation by elites, to defend regional identity and perhaps forward their own interests. A more authentic" identity than mass culture: revival/invention of tradition, eg scottish clan tartans (1844); role of artists ( braveheart"), a) basques (eta): with ira, most violent groups. Protecting old language and culture in remote n. Struggle finally over in 2011 (: wales: culturalist plaid cymru, 1925. Small language revival with welsh taught in schools: 2004.
