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Understanding Nationalism's Role

Nationalism creates nations rather than pre-existing nations giving rise to nationalism. Ernest Gellner argues in his book Nations And Nationalism that a sense of national identity and nationalism leads people to see themselves as a nation rather than distinct ethnic groups naturally forming political nations.

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Understanding Nationalism's Role

Nationalism creates nations rather than pre-existing nations giving rise to nationalism. Ernest Gellner argues in his book Nations And Nationalism that a sense of national identity and nationalism leads people to see themselves as a nation rather than distinct ethnic groups naturally forming political nations.

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“It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round.

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― Ernest Gellner, Nations And Nationalism

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/266448

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