How Nation-States Actually Formed: The Real Story Behind Modern Countries
What if everything you thought you knew about countries was wrong? Most people assume nations have always existed, but Casey reveals the shocking truth: the nation-state is basically a political hack invented when everything else stopped working. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why Europe's old system of personal loyalty to kings completely collapsed after 1517 • How the Industrial Revolution accidentally destroyed people's sense of belonging and identity • The exact moment in 1648 when modern countries were officially "invented" at the Peace of Westphalia • Why nationalism emerged as the perfect…
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