Answer to Question #226801 in History for neo

Question

Define the term nation-state, and then explain how has shaped the writing and world history

Answer 1

Nation-state, a territorially bounded sovereign polity—i.e., a state—that is ruled in the name of a community of citizens who identify themselves as a nation.

Nation-states use the state as an instrument of national unity, in economic, social, and cultural life. Nation-states typically have a more centralized and uniform public administration than their imperial predecessors because they are smaller and less diverse.