Written Assignment 8

Much of the material covered in class has dealt with the rise of nationalism. What makes up a nation? Is it a shared ethnic origin, a shared language, a shared political ideology—or is it an “imagined community,” as the political scientist Benedict Anderson argues it is? Or does it share all of these attributes in differing measures. Your answer should constitute at least two full page of double-spaced typescript, and is due on March 14, 2013 (after Spring Break) at the beginning of class.