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The French Revolution and the Idea
of Nation
During the 19th century, nationalism emerged as a force which brought about
changes like the emergence of the nation-states in place of the different dynastic
empires of Europe. In 1848, Frederic Sorrieu, a French artist, visualised world as
democratic and social republics.
The first idea of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789. French
Revolution led to the transfer of sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French
citizens.
The French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices that could
create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people. The French
Revolution introduced new ideas like la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the
citizen) and a new French flag replacing the former royal standard amongst the
French people. It introduced a centralised administrative system with uniform law
for all citizens.
Other measures were new hymns were composed and oaths were taken, martyrs
were remembered in the name of the nation, internal customs duties and dues were
abolished and Estates General was elected by the body of citizens and renamed as
National Assembly. Regional dialects were discouraged. French language for
speaking and Paris language for writing were accepted as a common language of the
country.
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French Revolution, also called Revolution of 1789, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789—hence the conventional term “Revolution of 1789,” denoting the end of the ancien régime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French ...