The development of nationalism did not come about only via wars and territorial expansion.explain
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the development of nationalism did not come about only through wars and territorial expansion . Culture played an important role in creating the idea of nation :art and poetry , stories and music helped express and shape nationalist feelings.
Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation:
(i) Art and poetry, stories and music helped to express and shape nationalist feelings.
(ii) Romantic artists and poets generally became strong critics of reason and science in their glorified forms.
(iii) The emphasis on vernacular language and the collection of local folklore, was not just to recover an ancient national spirit, but also to carry the modern nationalist message to large audiences who were mostly illiterate.