Individuals & Societies: Nationalist Movements

"A wistful looking-back has become a driving force for nationalist movements the world over, and nowhere is this more true than in the case of Brexit. But, as seven recent books show, the Brexiteers’ yearning for a return to their country’s imperial past is not just fanciful, but dangerous, says Edoardo Campanella."

BBC News reports: "Across Europe, nationalist and far-right parties have made significant electoral gains. Some have taken office, others have become the main opposition voice, and even those yet to gain a political foothold have forced centrist leaders to adapt."

From NPR in June, 2016, the article begins, "When Donald Trump arrived in Scotland Friday morning, hours after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was quick to draw parallels between the U.K.'s political earthquake, and his own campaign for president."

In this academic journal article from The Indian Journal of Political Science (1989), Brij B. Khare defines nationalism and outlines it in relation to the Indian context.

Indian Nationalism and Religious Identity

"By the autumn of 1920, Gandhi was the dominant figure on the political stage, commanding an influence never before attained by any political leader in India or perhaps in any other country."

From the academic journal, "African Affairs" written by Rebecca Fane and published in 1956.

News from August, 2018--"Some 41,005 Kenyans who hoped to get compensation from Britain due to torture by the colonial government in the 1950s have been sent back empty-handed by a London court."

Kenyatta's obituary begins at the bottom of the first page of this pdf.