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**9Goarveboofe** · 08-11-2011, 03:08 AM

Yes I agree however turkish 'modern nationalism' is a bit different animal , I dont know about China though, you could list Amerika here or Brasil too, as modern non-biological forms of nationalism, but again, its quite artificial terms. If we start calling 'nationalism' any forms of identification (blood, language, identity, citizenship) how shall we call concept of identity based on blood then?

You should probably find another term to differ them. European nationalism is by "blood" or at least by phenotype as well as language and culture. Same is true of many types of Asian nationalism like Han Chinese, although China itself is a multi-cultural nation.

By contrast, nationalism of USA and Brazil is closer to Turkish nationalism, more about culture and language, less about ancestry or phenotype.

08-11-2011, 03:08 AM	#10
9Goarveboofe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	Yes I agree however turkish 'modern nationalism' is a bit different animal , I dont know about China though, you could list Amerika here or Brasil too, as modern non-biological forms of nationalism, but again, its quite artificial terms. If we start calling 'nationalism' any forms of identification (blood, language, identity, citizenship) how shall we call concept of identity based on blood then? You should probably find another term to differ them. European nationalism is by "blood" or at least by phenotype as well as language and culture. Same is true of many types of Asian nationalism like Han Chinese, although China itself is a multi-cultural nation. By contrast, nationalism of USA and Brazil is closer to Turkish nationalism, more about culture and language, less about ancestry or phenotype.
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