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Until nation states appeared in the 16th and 17th century. The loss of legitimacy of the democratic nationstate 6. Part ii traces the rise and displacement of the modern nationstate in the context of the. Dec 09, 2016 although the century of the nation state is over, it casts a long shadow on this century of cities. The relationship between a nation in the ethnic sense and a state can be complex. A nation of nations prologue the family farm sat on the edge of a pristine glacial lake in norways fjord country, in a sparsely settled district known as. A nation of nations, by tom gjelten the new york times. Huntington later expanded his thesis in a 1996 book the clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order. A historical introduction to contemporary politics, 2nd edition.
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