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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 85500: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by The Explorer: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by 85500: The whole concept of ethnic identity, like nation-state is a new phenomenon. 150 years ago, there were no such things as ethnic identity. people either went by their regional names, clans, family name or by their language. [/QUOTE]So, you are of the mindset that Kemet, Kush, ancient Mali, Aksum, et al. had no concept of nation-state or ethnic identity? [/qb][/QUOTE]Nation-state with fixed borders is a modern European invention. Ethnic identity is a 20th century western concept that has its origins in the United States. It was not till 1945 that the word ethnicity specifically started representing "a member of a particular ethnic group". So it would be very hard for the ancient Africans to identify with our modern concept of identity. Btw, i'm not under the impression that the ancient Kemets, Kush, ancient Mali, and certainly the Aksumites were a homogeneous people. Hypothetically speaking, even if they were homogeneous people, it still does not mean they will identify with being the same. Ethnic identity really boils down to the individual groups/family/person. The thing that's odd about ethnic identity is it really does feel like its been around since the dawn of man but it really hasn't. Here's a link showcasing the history of the western concept of ethnic identity. http://www.madote.com/2010/02/biher-tigrinya-and-tigray-people-war-of.html [/QB][/QUOTE]
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