ANTH 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Enculturation, Ideal Type, Ethnogenesis
29 May 2017
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A world of nation-states: 200 nation-states today, emerged in 19th century europe, fewer than 1/3 existed in current form 40 years ago. Many created post world war ii: 1945: united nations established, nationalist movements won independence from colonial powers in asia, middle east, and africa. Many began to form in this area after the soviet union diminished. State: organized system of political, economic, and military rule with a centralized government that is authorized to make laws and use them to maintain order and defend boundaries. Emerged in present day iraq, china, and india. Nation-state: political entity (within a territory with enforced borders) where the population shares a sense of culture, ancestry, and destiny. Nation: formerly used to describe a group of people who had a sense of shared origin. Nationalism: the desire of an ethnic community to create and maintain a nation-state where a common destiny can be looked out.
