critical note on emergence of nationalism in modern world. 500 words
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Throughout history, nation states rose to power and declined into anonymity on the strength or weakness of their national pride. Whether in the form of citizenship in Athens and Sparta, civitas in the Roman Empire, or modern nationalism in Bismarck's Prussia or Franklin Delano Roosevelt's United States, this pride once stimulated economic growth and incentivized geographic expansion. It tied citizens to a broader political entity, anointing them members of a sovereign nation, fiercely independent and deserving of international recognition.
But in recent years, the connections between formerly disparate and unrelated nations in trade, diplomacy, and cyberspace have eroded the power of nationalism. In today's globalized world, nation states—and perhaps even the international community itself—now stand to lose more than they would gain from the influence of nationalism. In today’s globalized world, nationalism exists as more of a hindrance to modern nations than an asset.
The concept of nationalism has changed nearly constantly across the ages, but for this discussion, I would prefer to define nationalism as the sense of pride and shared ideology which ties individuals to an ethnic group or nation state. In this sense, nationalism can be an often destructive sense of national superiority which persists through the ages, inspiring entire generations to unilaterally impose their political values and beliefs on others.
In this context, however, nationalism has no place in our modern, globalized society. Its continued presence only serves to weaken the nations that it once supported; again and again, we have seen it encourage conflict and strife, hindering the advancement of our society. Nationalism has almost torn modern Germany apart, for instance, as its citizens protest the influx of foreigners and refugees from the Middle East, the same nationalism that enabled Germany (then Prussia) to defeat France and Austria in the late nineteenth century. The modern world is far removed from the old world in which nationalism flourished: it is now one of constantly fluctuating populations, of interconnected races and ethnicities, and of rich cultural diversity. Until the Industrial Revolution, homogeneity prevailed in most cities, with little interaction between individuals of different geographic or cultural backgrounds. This uniformity made nationalism especially effective in years past, yet modern cosmopolitanism has all but erased any semblance of homogeneity from our cities and towns.
Emergence of nationalism in modern world took place when the people of India realized that the nationalist movement was meant for them and not for someone else this was done by the citizens of Britain.
Many political associations were also formed that comprised of the lawyers who had the knowledge about the movement including the advantages and the disadvantages that were supposed to be faced by the Indians.