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According to the material, what three elements bind nations as 'imagined political communities'?
According to the material, what three elements bind nations as 'imagined political communities'?
Geographical propinquity, political borders, and shared cultural identity and historical past.
How did the term 'nation' differ in meaning between the Roman Empire and after the French Revolution?
How did the term 'nation' differ in meaning between the Roman Empire and after the French Revolution?
In the Roman Empire, 'nation' referred to single groups within society, while after the French Revolution, it began to identify a whole community.
Name the three centripetal forces that collapsed, leading to the emergence of nations in the Middle Ages.
Name the three centripetal forces that collapsed, leading to the emergence of nations in the Middle Ages.
The sacred language, the messianic time, and the dynastic realm.
What are the two grounding principles of nationalism, as described in the provided text?
What are the two grounding principles of nationalism, as described in the provided text?
According to John Dickie, what needed to be done with Italy rather than assume it? And why?
According to John Dickie, what needed to be done with Italy rather than assume it? And why?
What is Italy considered, mainly based on the re-interpretation that unites its people?
What is Italy considered, mainly based on the re-interpretation that unites its people?
What are three historical entities that existed on the Italian peninsula before the formation of the Italian nation?
What are three historical entities that existed on the Italian peninsula before the formation of the Italian nation?
Briefly explain the significance of the Edict of Caracalla (212 AD) regarding Roman society.
Briefly explain the significance of the Edict of Caracalla (212 AD) regarding Roman society.
How did Christian Europe serve as a common ground in the region and beyond?
How did Christian Europe serve as a common ground in the region and beyond?
What were the communes in Medieval Europe, and how did they simultaneously offer political agency and contribute to fragmentation?
What were the communes in Medieval Europe, and how did they simultaneously offer political agency and contribute to fragmentation?
What is the Risorgimento and what was its primary non-common cause?
What is the Risorgimento and what was its primary non-common cause?
In what year did Unification/Annexation occur and by what Kingdom?
In what year did Unification/Annexation occur and by what Kingdom?
Name three key figures associated with the Italian Risorgimento, often referred to as the 'Fathers of the Fatherland'.
Name three key figures associated with the Italian Risorgimento, often referred to as the 'Fathers of the Fatherland'.
Name two literary authors who were in exile and at the core of national unification during the Risorgimento.
Name two literary authors who were in exile and at the core of national unification during the Risorgimento.
Name two roots found in Fascism, according to the material.
Name two roots found in Fascism, according to the material.
Futurism's 1909 Manifesto was a violent break in what direction?
Futurism's 1909 Manifesto was a violent break in what direction?
What is 'Maciste' associated with?
What is 'Maciste' associated with?
What was Benito Mussolini's effort known as in 1925?
What was Benito Mussolini's effort known as in 1925?
What is meant by 'Grand Tourists'?
What is meant by 'Grand Tourists'?
According to Mary Beard, what did Caracalla's Edict do?
According to Mary Beard, what did Caracalla's Edict do?
How could the limited geography of Italy be seen as a unifier?
How could the limited geography of Italy be seen as a unifier?
Explain a way that politics was not a unifier for Italy.
Explain a way that politics was not a unifier for Italy.
Explain the impact of literature as a unifier during the Italian nation, and give an example.
Explain the impact of literature as a unifier during the Italian nation, and give an example.
Name an issue that 'Christian Europe', could have caused.
Name an issue that 'Christian Europe', could have caused.
Outside of revolution, republic, and kingdom, what was the other means of creating a unified Italy?
Outside of revolution, republic, and kingdom, what was the other means of creating a unified Italy?
Flashcards
Nations
Nations
Communities bound by geographical proximity, political borders, and shared cultural identity/history.
The term 'nation'
The term 'nation'
In the Roman Empire, it referred to single groups within society. After the French Revolution, it began to identify a whole community.
Emergence of Nations
Emergence of Nations
Nations emerged as sacred language, messianic time, and dynastic realms began to collapse.
Nationalism
Nationalism
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Italy's unifying features
Italy's unifying features
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Italy as a cultural construction
Italy as a cultural construction
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Before the Italian nation
Before the Italian nation
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Roman Empire characteristics
Roman Empire characteristics
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Christian Europe's Role
Christian Europe's Role
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Medieval Communes/Guilds
Medieval Communes/Guilds
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Risorgimento Cause
Risorgimento Cause
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1861 in Italy
1861 in Italy
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Fathers of Italy
Fathers of Italy
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Literary authors of Risorgimento
Literary authors of Risorgimento
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Roots of Fascism
Roots of Fascism
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Futurism
Futurism
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Edict of Caracalla
Edict of Caracalla
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Battle for Wheat
Battle for Wheat
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Study Notes
- Nations are imagined political communities bound by geographical propinquity, political borders, and shared cultural identity and historical past.
- In the Roman Empire, the term "nation" referred to single groups within society.
- With the French Revolution in the 17th century, the term "nation" began to identify a whole community.
- Nations emerge simultaneously to the collapse of centripetal forces which began in the Middle Ages, including: the sacred language, the messianic time, and the dynastic realm.
- Nationalism is a debased version of nationality that is grounded in distinctness and superiority.
- Italy is a cultural construction mainly based on the re-interpretation of a divided historical past as a united one.
- Before the Italian nation there was: the Roman Empire, Christian Europe, and Late Medieval Europe.
Roman Empire
- Key features include imperialism, patriotism, and ethnocentrism (Romans vs. barbarians).
- The Edict of Caracalla in 212 AD provided legal citizenship and multiculturalism.
Christian Europe
- A common ground allowed for the emergence of three distinct reigns after Charlemagne's death.
Medieval Europe
- Communes, ruled by the Popolo and organized in Guilds, were small city-states (10th-15th century in central and northern Italy).
- They allowed for political agency but fueled political fragmentation via Italian Campanilism.
The Risorgimento (1815-1870)
- The revolt against the foreign occupier was a non-common cause.
- In 1861, there was unification/annexation by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
- The fathers of the fatherland are: Cavour, Garibaldi, Mazzini, and King Victor Emmanuel II.
- Key literary authors at the core of national unification during the Risorgimento included Dante Alighieri, and Ugo Foscolo.
- The Risorgimento's betrayal of the masses is at the root of Fascism.
- There are key figures such as Giovanni Giolitti and the Ittalietta complex.
- Futurism in 1909 marked a violent break with the past to push the country towards the future.
- Fascism lasted from 1922-1943.
- There are concepts as Maciste, or the New Italy.
- There is Benito Mussolini, the Battle for Wheat, 1925.
- Grand Tourists exist.
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