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“Nationalism in the 19th century was a driving force for both integration and disintegration.” Illustrate with examples from Europe and other parts of the world.

  • UPSC 2025
  • Nation-State System

Nationalism in the nineteenth century was structurally two-faced: the same ideology that fused fragmented territories into unified nation-states also fractured centuries-old multinational empires, and this dual character extended well beyond Europe.

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  • Nationalism as Integration in Europe
  • Nationalism as Disintegration in Europe
  • Beyond Europe: Anti-Colonial Nationalism as Simultaneous Integrator and Disintegrator
  • The Underlying Mechanism Common to Both Movements

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