STATES, NATIONS, NATIONALISM, AND NATIONAL UNITY

The termsstateandnationare frequently conflated in media and even academic literature. For example anthropologist Jack David Eller notes, “Ethnic groupandnationare often used synonymously, andnationandstateare often used synonymously, which is not only empirically wrong but leads to the logical conc...

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Published inBuilding the Nation p. 14
Main Author Gregg, Heather Selma
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Potomac Books 2018
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Summary:The termsstateandnationare frequently conflated in media and even academic literature. For example anthropologist Jack David Eller notes, “Ethnic groupandnationare often used synonymously, andnationandstateare often used synonymously, which is not only empirically wrong but leads to the logical conclusion that ethnic group is synonymous with state, which is absurd. In fact, not all ethnic groups are nations, but some are; not all ethnic groups or nations have or want states, but some do. Terminological sloppiness leads to muddled thinking and mental and political mistakes.”¹ Conflating nations and states, therefore, is
ISBN:1640120874
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