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Article: Nationalism as the Religion of the Modern West - If anyone from a tribal society had heard that a piece of colored cloth could motivate people to kill others and give up their own lives they would say we were crazy. When did nationalism start? What are the phases it has gone though. What other kinds of loyalties must nationalism overcome?
Orientation The emergence of a strange, secular god “I am the Lord Thy God, Thou Shalt not have strange gods before me” is not just a religious commandment. Every nation-state expects their citizens to give up or subordinate their regional loyalties, their class, their ethnicity and even their religion to this new god. If we
Inequality and poverty arose by design, not chance and stories of human rights abuses and failures in development have deep roots. Here, <strong>Prof Benjamin Selwyn</strong> recommends key non-fiction texts to help unravel some global complexities
The brutal exploitation of life in colonial Venezuela was key in the making of capitalism, but the process also met fierce resistance from enslaved peoples.
The Padma Shri recipient talks about her artistry, its past and future.