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Nationalism and Personal Identity

Assess the significance of state, national and non-national factors in defining your personal identity.


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Title: Nationalism
Host: The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2005 Edition)
Description: The Web site contains an article by Nenad Miscevic that explains the concept and varieties of nationalism and examines moral debates related to nationalism.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the screen to access bibliography and related links.
URL: http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2005/entries/nationalism/

 

Title: Country, State, and Nation
Host: About.com
Description: The Web site contains definitions of country, state and nation.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view text. Click on Suggested Reading near the bottom of the screen to access additional links.
URL: http://geography.about.com/cs/politicalgeog/a/statenation.htm

 

Title: What is a Nation?
Host: The Nationalism Project—Nationalism Studies Information Clearinghouse
Description: The Web site contains an essay by a French theorist Ernest Renan (1823–1892) on the definition of a nation.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text.
URL: http://www.nationalismproject.org/what/renan.htm

 

Title: Create a Graph Classic: Pie Chart
Host: National Center for Education Statistics
Description: The Web site contains a tool for creating pie charts.
Navigation Tips: Click on the pie chart and follow on-screen directions to create a pie chart.
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/classic/pie.asp

 

Title: Nations in cyberspace
Host: Media Anthropology Network
Description: The Web site contains a short version of the 2006 Ernest Gellner lecture, delivered at the London School of Economics by Thomas Hylland Eriksen, a Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. The lecture examines how the Internet has contributed to the building and maintenance of national identities.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text.
URL: http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/eriksen_nationscyberspace.pdf
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