Post on 29-Jan-2016
AIM: where are states located?
NationSovereign
state StateCountry
Nation State TerritoryColony Frontier
AIM: why is it significant for any nation to possess
a state of their own?
NationSovereign
state StateCountry
Nation State TerritoryColony Frontier
Questions• What is a nation?• … country?• … state?• … nation-state?• … city-state?• … micro-state?• … colony?
Remember…ethnicity?
…race?…nation
(nationality)?
Examples• Japan• France• Canada• USA• Australia
• Arabs• Zulus• Ibos•…•…
Which of the previous are
nations?Does an American nation exist? TWE, does the nation state exist? What about Italian Americans?
The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) (China)
Very different
p.207
What is this country?
Just BTW
p.191
The attempt to legitimize one’s
existence…Mapping your “land” i.e.: country, state,
etc. legitimizes your existence. BTW, remember irredentism?
Germany?
South SudanSearch p.191>
Look for
Somaliland
p.204
Where is Kurdistan?
p.206
What does Balkanization
mean?
p.181
What’s the connection between Balkanization and
nationalism?
What’s the connection between any nation, nationalism and their state?
Microstates Somewhat subjective criteria…
Must be sovereign states.
Micro state vs. City-state
Microstates of sorts…
Doesn’t include colonies, territories, overseas departments etc.
Territories, Colonies, and Frontiers
Overseas Departments, Protectorates, and “Commonwealths.”
And
Under jurisdiction of another sovereign state.
What about the UK?
UK United Kingdom
England
Scotland
IrelandNorthern Ireland
WalesBritain
Great BritainThe British Isles
http://geocurrents.info/geopolitics/key-to-map-of-geopolitical-anomalies
Subjective Opinion
Fin
Use your atlas to identify other microstates