tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post5603360838066883034..comments2022-11-21T09:53:47.898-05:00Comments on Blogging through global societies: Rise of NationalismPiotr Koniecznyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176515435484290423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-78012799214281276012009-10-15T23:11:24.373-04:002009-10-15T23:11:24.373-04:00It is an interesting question, as it is hard to im...It is an interesting question, as it is hard to imagine nationalism not taking off like it did due to all the contributing factors. It is quite possible that liberal and socialist ideals that had risen to prominence earlier in the century may have tried to gain a greater foothold in the absence of any such movement. At the same time, the nationalist ideal was not new to the nineteenth century. Empires dating to centuries B.C., for example Rome, were very imperialistic. This imperialism was in large part based on the sense of national superiority. Thus, advancing one's state was almost always present. In the late nineteenth century, nationalism was mobilized within the lower middle class for the first time and was strengthened by democratization. I guess I just can't imagine nationalism not being part of global society, as pride one's country seems to be engrained in us just as is pride in one's family or work.Jon Luchanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396266684186735114noreply@blogger.com