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**BostonDoctorTTT** · 05-09-2011, 08:45 PM

There are nations which =/= the ethnie(s) that comprise them. The survival rate for such nations is questionable, maybe this is for another topic?

The ideal of an ethnie begins with a separation, escalates over some indefinite period of time to a practical social construction respecting certain geospatial contexts and finally culminates in special kind of cluster which encompasses close genetic, cultural and linguistic affinity, outliers notwithstanding. The time interval for this process depends partly on the motivation and resources of the founding entity. Ethnies are emerging and subducting as time progresses.

05-09-2011, 08:45 PM	#5
BostonDoctorTTT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	There are nations which =/= the ethnie(s) that comprise them. The survival rate for such nations is questionable, maybe this is for another topic? The ideal of an ethnie begins with a separation, escalates over some indefinite period of time to a practical social construction respecting certain geospatial contexts and finally culminates in special kind of cluster which encompasses close genetic, cultural and linguistic affinity, outliers notwithstanding. The time interval for this process depends partly on the motivation and resources of the founding entity. Ethnies are emerging and subducting as time progresses.
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