The Decline Of The Nation State Hannah Arendt Summary

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At the time of conflict, war and peace the minorities have been more effective than others in any society. They usually faced and face the challenges by majority and those who are in power. Hannah Arendt, the author of The Decline of the Nation- State and the End of the Rights of Man, explains that the notion of minorities has been created after peace treaties and constantly growing of refugee’s movement as the consequences of revolutions. After that, the minorities has no state and has no government to represent and protect them. And they forced to live under the law which imposed by majorities or live in state of and lawlessness (Arendt). However, the article is focused on western countries that the situation can be different in eastern countries

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