Question

Source A - What is a Nation?
In a lecture delivered at the
University of Sorbonne in 1882,
the French philosopher Ernst
Renan (1823-92) outlined his
understanding of what makes
a nation. The lecture was
subsequently published as a
famous essay entitled
'Qu'est-ce qu'une
nation?' ("What is a Nation?'). In
this essay Renan criticises the
notion suggested by others
that a nation is formed by a
common language, race,
religion, or territory.
(i) What do Ernst Renan criticise​

Answer 1

What is a Nation

Ans":)A nation is a stable community of people formed on the basis of a common language, territory, history, ethnicity, or a common culture. A nation is more overtly political than an ethnic group; it has been described as "a fully mobilized or institutionalized ethnic group".

(i) What do Ernst Renan criticise

Ans:)Ernst Renan criticised the thinking of people which was based on the castecism and racism . Renan provoked the idea that a nation is a collectie identity which is made for people of all caste and gender.

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