Nationalism itself is a socio-cultural concept, but in that concept it is seen as limited and finite. ... Nairn sees nationalism as more than a socio-cultural concept, a "neurosis," that is unavoidable, implying that the concept of nation is a sickness being imposed on the individual to their eventual downfall. ... It is the new thing we are judged by, what determines our status and values. ... The transfer of economic power to the people, at least in the first world, allows people to contribute to the societies they live in. ... Community: Community remains a major area of interest to ...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The socio-political realities that resulted in Guatemala from operation PBSUCCESS clearly undermined effective state administration of the country by a dictatorship constantly under attack by insurgents and guerrillas, destroyed any sense of nationalism within a population in the midst of civil war and open warfare between classes, and refocused Guatemala on an export driven economy-precisely the ingredients outlined by Centeno as leading to a weak state. ... These benefits are obviously important in the development of a strong, North American or European style democratic state for the reason ...

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That is, to prevent one state or a group of states from disrupting the status quo, through the use of violence. ... Thus some forms of socio-political organisation are held to be more prone to violence than others. Some argue that war is the result of particular economic systems. ... Thirdly, economic, ideological and political cleavages in the global politics are running counter to each other. ... American economic and military power was supreme, and it provided the basis for an American -centred world economic and political order. ...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate