What is a Nation? The answer might surprise you! - Nationalism Part 1 of 3

Nations, Nation-States, and Stateless Nations - oh my! What do we mean when we think about nations? Is it countries? Sometimes even fans of sports teams consider themselves nations. At the heart of it, nations are large groups of people with a shared collective identity and collective consciousness.

This is part one of a three part series on introductory concepts of nationalism.

Sources:

Gardner, Robert, Daniel J. McDevitt, Margaret Hoogeveen, and Angus L. Scully. Exploring Nationalism. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2008.

Images:​

Raider Nation, https://www.raiderimage.com/product-d... ​

Raiders Fan, By BrokenSphere - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Flag map, By Transparent 6lue - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Kwantlen First Nation, By Rjjago - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Blackfeet Nation, By Murray Foubister - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mfoubis..., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Brexit, By Derek Bennett - Leave the EU banner 2, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Palestinian Nationalism, By Ekinklik - http://ekinklik.org/eu/ultimas-cobert..., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Kurdish Nationalism, By Levi Clancy - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Quebec Sovereignty, By This image has been made by Zorion (User:Zorion) and released under the licenses stated above. Own work (Photo prise à Beauceville), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Indigenous People's March, https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publ... ​

Immigration rights, By Arasmus Photo - Immigration Reform Leaders Arrested in Washington DCUploaded by Chzz, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

Refugees and Immigrants, By Lorie Shaull from Washington, United States - Refugees and Immigrants Always Welcome, Thursday evening rally against Trump's "Muslim Ban" policies sponsored by Freedom Muslim American Women's Policy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ​

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