287 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The Symbolism Of Nationalism
The Symbolic World
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The Origins of Nationalism
In the ancient world, like if there had been some kind of German identity, let's say in France there was definitely more of a basic French identity. In modern times your national identity is now much more totalizing to the point that it has the ability to actually obliterate the things beneath it. When Napoleon took over, he basically, you know, imposed per region French on the rest of France,. He basically imposed a education system on to all the different regions.
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