Definitions, periodization, and prospects for thelongue duree

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ID6307063
AuthorsJohn A Armstrong (0000-0003-1589-9365, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume10
Issue1-2
Pages9-18
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNations and Nationalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1345-5078 • E-ISSN: 1469-8129
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1354-5078.2004.00151.x
OpenAlexW1980601320
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited20

Two related problems face the study of nations and nationalism. Primordialism, as the belief that nations have usually existed from time immemorial, has generally been discarded by scholars. However, perennialism, the belief that a few nations existed in antiquity or the Middle Ages, and revived subsequently, has more support, along with the concept that national self‐assertion generally becomes stronger at historical intervals. Probably more support has been given to the use of ethnie (as presented especially by Anthony D. Smith) a lengthy preparatory stage for the typical nation when its name, constitutive myth, historical memory, and territorial attachment are acquired. More research is needed on the chronological and geographical variations on these themes

Ancient history · Assertion · Epistemology · Ethnology · Face (sociological concept · Mythology · Nationalism · Periodization · Political science · Social science · Sociology · African Studies and Ethnography · Anthropology · Classics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy

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