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Nations Origins: Primordialism vs Modernism

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What is the primary characteristic of the primordialism perspective on nations?

Nations are products of industrial society

Nations are perennial identities with deep historical roots (correct)

Nations are solely the result of state formation

Nations are modern constructs shaped by historical contingencies

What is the main argument of Charles Tilly's perspective on state-building?

The nation is an extended family

Territorial states emerged in the 18th century

Industrial society necessitates a homogeneous high culture

States make war and war makes states (correct)

What is Max Weber's definition of a state?

A product of industrial society

A multinational dynastic empire

A territorial entity with a diverse population

An organization with a monopoly of legitimate violence within a given territory (correct)

What is the outcome of the transformation from multinational dynastic empires to modern territorial states?

Increasing state centralization, military mobilization, and taxation Signup and view all the answers

What is the idea of the nation-state as an extended family based on?

The political structure of modern territorial states Signup and view all the answers

What is Ernest Gellner's main emphasis in his perspective on nations?

The role of industrial society in necessitating a homogeneous high culture Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the modernist and primordialist perspectives on nations?

Modernists view nations as evolving entities, while primordialists view them as fixed and unchanging Signup and view all the answers

What role does Benedict Anderson attribute to 'print-capitalism' in the context of nationalism?

Fostering imagined communities and creating languages of power Signup and view all the answers

Eugene Weber's work primarily focuses on the emergence of national identities in which country?

France Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of an 'ethnic nation'?

Based on shared ethnic identity, whether real or fictive Signup and view all the answers

Anthony D. Smith argues that nationalism contains which elements?

Both civic and ethnic elements in varying degrees Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary idea behind Benedict Anderson's concept of 'imagined communities'?

Nation as an imagined community, made possible by modernity Signup and view all the answers

What concept does Ernest Renan propose to describe the nation?

Daily plebiscite Signup and view all the answers

What term does Michael Billig introduce to describe the reproduction of the nation?

Banal nationalism Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the key takeaway from Anderson's concept of 'imagined communities'?

National identity is sustained by modern technologies and cultural artifacts Signup and view all the answers