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How have the nations of the world come to exist today? Have certain countries always existed? Nations and Nationality introduces young readers to how nations, and their cultural identity, have developed throughout history. In a world where there is very little isolation from other nations, this book will provides a basic outlook on how other nations have arisen and how early nations operated. Fact boxes and full-color photographs supplement the text...
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Examines the creation and function of the 'imagined communities' of nationality and the way these communities were in part created by the growth of the nation-state, the interaction between capitalism and printing and the birth of vernacular languages in early modern Europe.
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"Before the First World War, enthusiasm for a borderless world reached its height. International travel, migration, trade, and progressive projects on matters ranging from women's rights to world peace reached a crescendo. Yet in the same breath, an undercurrent of reaction was growing, one that would surge ahead with the outbreak of war and its aftermath. In Against the World, a sweeping and ambitious work of history, acclaimed scholar Tara Zahra...