GEOG 2337 Study Guide - Final Guide: September 11 Attacks, Otto Von Bismarck, International Standard Serial Number
9 Feb 2020
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Nationalism and the idea of the nation have been important concepts over the course of recent human history. Nationalism has been defined as, an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a nation or nation-state and holds that such obligations outweigh other individual or group interests (kohn, 2019). Nationalism was the driving force behind the french and american revolutions, as well as the first and second world wars (fouberg, 2012, p. 187). However, as much as nationalism has impacted recent human events, it essentially didn"t exist prior to the 18th century (fouberg, 2012, p. This demonstrates that nationalism is a modern concept, and one which would not exist without the concept of the state (fouberg, 2012, p. 188). The terms state and nation have consistently been used interchangeably, when in reality they are different concepts (fouberg, 2012, p. 187).
