tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post3293861823260296687..comments2024-03-29T20:41:34.103+13:00Comments on Reid's Reader – A Blog of Book Reviews and Comment.: Something NewNicholas Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497366104216216952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-56687282067452687692012-07-23T16:00:55.449+12:002012-07-23T16:00:55.449+12:00You may be right, Neil, but my own view is somethi...You may be right, Neil, but my own view is something like that of Chou En-Lai (I think) when he was asked if he could explain the real outcome of the French Revolution; "It's too soon to tell." I think national feeling and nationalism in New Zealand are still too provisional to be discussed as things other than potential.Nicholas Reidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-26527858513763801372012-07-23T15:31:44.237+12:002012-07-23T15:31:44.237+12:00The Oxford historian Robert Service asserts that a...The Oxford historian Robert Service asserts that a sense of nationalism stems from three things: territory, custom and traditions. Palenski's thesis has, in my view, missed the mark on all three.<br /><br />Dr Neil Clayton<br />History New ZealandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com