Liz's history and heritage stuff
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“ Benedict Anderson suggests that nations are ‘imagined communities’. Heritage is one of a series of tools used by the nation-state to emphasise a shared national identity. It is thus considered a key part of nation building. It is paradoxically the relative ‘newness’ of nations which means that they must appeal to a strong sense of tradition and heritage to form a sense of collective past among their members.
But note that to be successful in building a nation requires the exclusion of non-conforming groups and other ‘nations’ that might also lay claim to the state under question.
It is in this regard that the role of heritage in nation building can be seen to be contentious and the source of unequal power relationships. AD281-09J: Study Guide: Week 7: 1 Course book
But note that to be successful in building a nation requires the exclusion of non-conforming groups and other ‘nations’ that might also lay claim to the state under question.
It is in this regard that the role of heritage in nation building can be seen to be contentious and the source of unequal power relationships. AD281-09J: Study Guide: Week 7: 1 Course book
