Write short note on the french revolution and the idea of nation
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The first clear expression of nationalism came from the French Revolution. Revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices to create a sense of collective identity like notion of “la partie” (the fatherland) and “le citoyen”(the citizen), the tricolour, discouraging regional dialects etc.
As the revolution spread to other european cities the students and the middle class were influenced by these ideas and started Jacobin clubs, preparing for the arrival of French Armies. Napoleon implemented the Civil Code of 1804 which did away with all privileges based on birth, introduced a centralised administrative system. The people eventually turned hostile as the disadvantages of higher taxes, lack of poltical rights and forced conscription to French Army couldn't be overcome by increased efficiency.
The first clear expression of nationalism came with French revolution in 1789.It was a full fledged territorial state in 1789 under the rule of absolute monarch..... The ideas of la-patrie which means fatherland and le-citoyen which means the citizen emphasised the aim of United community which enjoys equal rights under a constitution..... The active citizen elect estate general and later named it again as National assembly.... A centralised administrative system formulated uniform or equal rights for all the citizen in the territory...and weights and measures too were adopted...