ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Retail Park, Civitas, Renaissance Humanism
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Smith: definition of nationalism and nations, modern world needs nations and nationalism. Nations exist since the 18th century: nationalism is elusive (fluent) and therefore hard to define. As product of modernization, materialism and capitalism, education, literateness, cultivation. > not true, nationalism can emerge separate from modernization. > overlooks the already existing cultural ties of people: smith: many nations are historically embedded in pre-modern ethnic ties, memories and heritages. > post-modernism, but appeals to historical existing cultures: nation as a set of invented traditions, imagined political community, but also a product of pre-existing traditions and heritages: ethno-symbolic approach. Slowly formation or project of nation-building" -> for both there was always some sense of community already. Helps explain which nations gave rise to nationalist movements under what conditions. Emphasises important role of values, myths, symbols. Helps understand why nationalism has such a widespread popular appeal: people feel attracted by the use of their culture in state-building.
