Africa and the nation-state; state formation and identity in ancient Egypt, Hausaland, and Southern Africa.9780773457430 Africa and the nation-state na·tion-state n. A political unit consisting of an autonomous state inhabited predominantly by a people sharing a common culture, history, and language. ; state formation and identity in ancient Egypt  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Hausaland, and Southern Africa
King, Lamont DeHaven. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 228 pages $109.95 Hardcover HC800 Historical analysis seems to define modernity and the nation-state in terms of each other, says King (history, James Madison U.), which means that neither is explained very convincingly. He offers a different approach: if the states that emerged in 19th-century Europe are seen as an effort to transcend ethnic identification--through ideologies of citizenship, the use of vernacular ver·nac·u·lar n. 1. The standard native language of a country or locality. 2. a. The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language. See Synonyms at dialect. b. language, and so on--then they can fruitfully fruit·ful adj. 1. a. Producing fruit. b. Conducive to productivity; causing to bear in abundance: fruitful soil. 2. be compared to states in other parts of the world and in other eras that have also attempted to transcend ethnic identification in a variety of ways. Ancient Egypt, for example. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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