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Ethnic Nationalism: Politics, Ideology, and the World Order

Joane Nagel
- 01 Jan 1993 - 
- Vol. 34, Iss: 1, pp 103-112
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The authors have cataloged an enormous amount of ethnic conflict among the world's nearly 200 states to such an extent that ethnic antagonism, ethnic violence, and ethnic mobilization may comprise the one common ground shared by the world’s diverse population of independent countries.
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The twentieth century has taught us to respect the power and durability of ethnic differences, that is, divisions among populations according to language, religion, culture, national origin, even appearance. Researchers have catalogued an enormous amount of ethnic conflict among the world’s nearly 200 states to such an extent that ethnic antagonism, ethnic violence, and ethnic mobilization may comprise the one common ground shared by the world’s diverse population of independent countries.

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Ethnic Groups in Conflict.

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A modern history of Tanganyika

John Iliffe
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a list of maps and tables for the history of Tanganyika in terms of intention, intention, intent, and intention, and the creation of tribes.
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When is a nation

TL;DR: In some cases, it is problematic whether nationhood has even yet been achieved as mentioned in this paper, since the masses, until quite recently semi-or totally illiterate, were quite mute with regard to their sense of group identity(ies).