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How Did the Nation-State Become Modern History's Most Violent Project? - The Difference Between Nations and States | Sleepy Facts About History
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We look at a world map and assume the colored shapes represent a simple, natural arrangement: one people, one government, one shared identity inside a defined border. But the match between a nation and a state has never actually been completed anywhere. Understanding the difference between a state, which is an institutional apparatus, and a nation, which is an imagined community of shared identity, reveals that the nation-state is not a natural fact. It is a modern historical project, and…
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