Mylonas, Harris (2012). The Politics of Nation-Building: Making Co-Nationals, Refugees, and Minorities. New York: Cambridge University Press. Smith, Anthony D. (2003). Chosen Peoples: Sacred Sources of National Identity. Oxford University Press. In the midst of such multiple challenges and bearing such huge responsibilities, Patel held his head above the water and continued to swim past the roaring tide to build a nation. The geography of India with territorial and administrative continuity and integrity would not have been but for this man's vision and perseverance. He lent his iron will and steely determination to create India. Our academic experts are ready and waiting to assist with any writing project you may have. From simple essay plans, through to full dissertations, you can guarantee we have a service perfectly matched to your needs. View our services

a b Achankeng, Fonkem (2014). "The Foumban "Constitutional" Talks and Prior Intentions of Negotiating: A Historico-Theoretical Analysis of a False Negotiation and the Ramications for Political Developments in Cameroon". Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective. 9: 149. In 1925, the Boundary Commission, which the supporters of the Treaty had expected to transfer at least two of the six counties to the Free State, did nothing of the kind. Photograph: Getty Images 6. The Boundary Commission Sport is an aspect of nation building. Riordan stresses that it is overt that sport in many societies is a serious business with serious functions to perform. It is accordingly, state controlled, encouraged and shaped by specific Unitarian and ideological designs. It is by no means a matter of fun and games. Riordan further points out that in Africa, Asia and Latin America, sports development is closely associated with hygiene, health, defence, patriotism, integration, productivity, international recognition, even cultural, identity and nation building. Sport therefore has a role of being an agent of social change with the state as the pilot.

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A significant early use of the term nation, as natio, occurred at Medieval universities [23] to describe the colleagues in a college or students, above all at the University of Paris, who were all born within a pays, spoke the same language and expected to be ruled by their own familiar law. In 1383 and 1384, while studying theology at Paris, Jean Gerson was elected twice as a procurator for the French natio. The University of Prague adopted the division of students into nationes: from its opening in 1349 the studium generale which consisted of Bohemian, Bavarian, Saxon and Polish nations. I. Bloemraad; "Who claims dual citizenship? The limits of postnationalism, the possibilities of transnationalism, and the persistence of traditional citizenship"; International Migration Review 38:389–426 (2004) A nation is a large type of social organization where a collective identity has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, territory or society. Some nations are constructed around ethnicity (see ethnic nationalism) while others are bound by political constitutions (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). [1]

James, Paul (1996). Nation Formation: Towards a Theory of Abstract Community. London: Sage Publications.Wimmer, Andreas (2018). Nation Building. Princeton University Press. doi: 10.1515/9781400888894. ISBN 978-1-4008-8889-4. S2CID 240305736.

Anthony D. Smith defines nation as “named human population sharing an historic territory, common myths, and historical memories, a mass public culture, a common economy and common legal rights and duties for all members” (1991: 14). However, Smith’s definition of nation is criticized on the ground that it does not distinguish a nation from an ethnic group. Barrington points out that the idea of territory is central to all definitions of nation and is the distinguishing feature between nation and other social categories such as an ethnic group (Barrington 1997: 712). According to Barrington, nations are groups of people linked by unifying traits (myths, values, symbols, etc) and the desire to control a territory that is thought of as group’s national homeland. It is not necessary that they actually control any such territory (ibid: 713). He further points out that the word ‘nation’ is often mistakenly used as synonyms with ‘ethnic group’ or ‘ethnicity’. However, although a nation can evolve from an ethnic group it is more than an ethnic group because of its belief in its right to territorial control. More importantly, nations need not be based on certain ethnic identity. For example, the American nation is not based on any shared ethnic identity although the Americans share certain cultural features such as origin myths and symbols and language (ibid). Despite initially dismissing Gandhi's methods, Patel was drawn to Gandhi. The successful barrister dressed in a western suit and speaking mainly English, did not envisage a life of satyagraha when he first encountered the Mahatma. But something began to churn within him after watching Gandhi closely. Hastings argues for a strong renewal of English nationalism (following a hiatus after the Norman conquest) beginning with the translation of the complete bible into English by the Wycliffe circle in the 1380s, positing that the frequency and consistency in usage of the word nation from the early fourteenth century onward strongly suggest English nationalism and the English nation have been continuous since that time. [12] Four people were at the forefront of the process of building the nation after the British had handed over the reins of the administration to the Indian government. Sardar Patel and along with him were Lord Mountbatten, Jawaharlal Nehru, and V.P. Menon. These were very difficult times as the turmoil of Partition had created bitter memories and an atmosphere of distrust. Junco, José Alvarez. "The nation-building process in nineteenth-century Spain." in Nationalism and the Nation in the Iberian Peninsula (Routledge, 2020) pp.89–106.

I finally figured out that "it's not me; it's them!" By that I mean, for part-timers who don't respect your absence of experience, gaining tactical familiarity and cohesion and responding to you as a manager, takes a long time. You might have a good tactic, but it will take many games for that to become apparent - by which time morale will be in the red zone, and you've lost the dressing room and fans anyway!