Qu’est-ce qu’une nation ?
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Qu’est-ce qu’une nation ? is a famous 1882 lecture-essay by French thinker Ernest Renan that explores the historical, cultural, and psychological foundations of national identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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historical essay ⓘ lecture ⓘ political philosophy work ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Renan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfFirstDelivery | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstDelivery | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstDelivery | 11 March 1882 ⓘ |
| definesNationAs | a daily plebiscite ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
forgetting of past conflicts
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shared memories ⓘ shared suffering ⓘ |
| field |
historiography
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nationalism studies ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
historical essay
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political essay ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | What is a Nation? ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
canonical work in French political thought
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foundational text in modern theories of nationalism ⓘ key reference in debates on civic vs ethnic nationalism ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ernest Renan’s collected works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century European nationalism
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Alsace-Lorraine question NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Romantic nationalism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
civic nationalism
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collective memory ⓘ historical consciousness ⓘ nation ⓘ national identity ⓘ nationalism ⓘ self-determination ⓘ |
| opposesConcept |
purely linguistic definitions of nation
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purely racial definitions of nation ⓘ purely religious definitions of nation ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | public lecture ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
liberalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstDelivery | Sorbonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1882 ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
subjective will to live together
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voluntary association of individuals ⓘ |
| title | Qu’est-ce qu’une nation ? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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