Civilization #58: Birth of the Nation-State

I never want this class to end

These lectures are gold. Please continue teacher

Watching from Brasil! Great class

0:26 Nation and State 0:26 State = Supreme Executive Authority. 0:46 Nation = A People Group, A Culture, (usually because of some shared quality, for example shared language, amongst a particular group of people) 2:07 Protestant Reformation Crisis. 2:50 How does an individual know he or she *Truly Believes* in God? 3:37 Capitalism: Money is God 4:14 Enlightenment: Reason is God. 4:32 Individualism: Individual is God. 5:26 Celebrating Nation means Celebrating God. 6:44 Economics • Industrial Revolution 🏭 • Economic Expansion • Imperialism. • Bourgeoise. • Desire for Property • Desire for Wealth Transfer to family members. 9:32 Social Cultural Aspect of Nations • Urbanization 🏙️🌆🌃 • Systemization ⚙️ • Standardization • Mobility of People 🚗 • Mobility of Goods 🚛 • Mobility of Ideas 💡 🛜 • Literacy 📖 • Information ℹ️ 13:33 Why The Nation works 1. Religion 2. Economy 3. Social-Cultural Combined. Transformed. 13:50 Game Theory. • Individual Players • Group Game. 16:00 1. Enlightenment 2. Romanticism 18:25 Man surrenders Rights in exchange for Security. • The Government (is supposed to) exists of the people, by the people, for the people. 21:08 Anti-French Empire Resentment. Thumb down👎🏼🇫🇷 23:52 Nation-State • The People • Bourgeoisie • Standardization and Systemization. Monarchy 👑 • Bureaucracy is the Ultimate Authority • Aristocracy • Shifting Alliances 35:00 Enlightenment • Science • Reason • Liberty Romanticism • Nature • Emotions • Will/Struggle 35:55 The Jews in Europe. 40:48 Charles Darwin, (1859) Scientific Realism *World War I and World War II* 52:40 • Glory

Watching from Kazakhstan, planning to finish all of your lectures , thanks for your contribution for open source education

I'm a computer engineer thank you for contributing to open source education

This is a high-quality lecture for free. That's one good thing about the Industrial Revolution 😅

The sobering and dispassionate analysis of some very controversial topics is very refreshing. Even if it is perhaps a bit too simplified.

As a Kurd I wasn't expecting professor Jiang to mention us so I guess my enjoyment of him doing so proves much more what he is proposing

Identity politics as celebration of individual helplessness: brillantly phrased! I always felt this but couldnt put to words