What is a Nation? The concept of a nation refers to a socially constructed and politically organized grouping of a people‚ or ethnic group‚ within a self-governing physical boundary. Historically‚ the concept of a nation in its modern understanding has been distorted to further it from its original definition. Evidence of such distortion exists in our present society‚ and has continued through common conflation of definitions between a nation and other similar social groupings. This essay will attempt
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League of Nations and the United Nations aimed to maintain peace The League succeeded in settling dispute between Bulgaria and Greece‚ Greece and Italy over Corfu Island. These conflicts were only between small nations. However‚ the League failed to check the aggression of the Axis powers. This led to the outbreak of the Second World War. In 20-year time‚ another great war broke out in 1939. Comparatively‚ the United Nations could help maintain peace more effectively. The United Nations succeeded
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1. ‘For the nation to live‚ the tribe must die.’ Assess the validity of Samora Machel’s assertion with reference to examples in Africa and/or Asia. It has been estimated that there may be some 600 to 1‚000 different tribal groups or more in Africa. There are some whose territory may be 200 or 300 miles square. Inside each large territory may live more than a million people. The smaller tribes may have only two or three thousand people and some of the smallest have only a few hundred. Most tribes
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BETWEEN A NATION AND A STATE AND EXPLAIN WHY THE TWO ARE OFTEN CONFUSED. (15) A nation is a grouping of people who consider themselves to have similar circumstances of cultural‚ political‚ same language‚ religion‚ traditions and so on. However‚ as no nation is culturally homogeneous‚ nations are ultimately defined subjectively by their members through the existence of patriotism or national consciousness. There are two types of nations‚ one being political and the other cultural. A state on the other
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The discussion about the idea of state and citizenship is thousands of year old and even today there is no absolute agreement on exactly what it means. However‚ the concept of state and citizenship has suddenly emerged as a central theme in social science literature both as a normative concept and a social phenomenon. The idea of the state and citizenship has undergone numerous changes‚ some positive and some negative also‚ since its conception. The concept of state and citizenship has emerged in
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Discuss the importance of language in the development of the nation state and / or cultural identity. There are various different ways in which people interact with one another‚ communication being the most common‚ and language being the most common form of communication. We use it to convey our emotions‚ thoughts and feelings‚ and to express ourselves. Language is an absolutely integral part of the survival of the human race‚ and a key aspect of various cultures. Whatever is considered meaningful
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Explain the role of nation states in achieving World Order. World Order is a necessity in modern day society‚ for if it did not exist we would be faced with international anarchy. A nation state acts individually‚ therefore meaning that it can either choose to embrace Human Rights and international laws‚ or ignore them. World Order is known as being the creation of global relationships and maintenance of world peace. It also governs the relationships between nation states and other global participants
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1. Absence Of Great Powers : It was unfortunate that the covenant of the League of Nations was made a part parcel of the peace settlement. It would have been better if it had kept separate. There were many states which consider the Treaty Of Versailles as a treaty of revenge‚ and were not prepared to ratify the same. By not retifying the treaty ‚ they refused to be the members of the League. The absence of the great powers from the international organization weakened her and was partly responsible
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Role of the United Nations The United Nations is the most recognized representative inter-governmental organization of the world today and thus its role in dealing with world affairs is deemed irreplaceable in comparison to any other regional or international organization. It has made immense positive contributions in the overall maintenance of peace and security‚ international development and also in the promotion of co-operation among states. This thus puts it in the forefront in meeting the challenges
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the League of Nations After World War I an organization was formed to try and make sure that another horrific war would not occur again. This organization was called The League of Nations‚ and it had some great ideas to help and prevent another war‚ but as history shows just a mere 20 years later World War II was beginning. The League of Nations had failed and Europe was in another total war that would take up the next 6 years of Europe’s History. I believe that The League of Nations failed because
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