>nationalism didn't exist until the 1800s

Proto-nationalism did, which is basically the same minus media

>>1386204
>nationalism is pride in your own ethnicity/culture
shoo shoo /pol/roach

Nationalism means a political movement which strive for national sovereignty. Before the French Revolution, the sovereign was a king and the idea of the political nation had not been fully developed in the modern sense.

Some people take this to mean that ethnic identity, patriotism, group loyalty and even nations themselves are modern concepts but this is bullshit.

Nations weren't nearly monolithic enough for nationalism prior to modernity. They were composed of myriad distinct cultures with very different versions of the language, who had rivalries so strong they often warred with each other. National culture had to become far more standardized for nationalism to be possible.

>>1386204
Nations didnt exist until the 1800s

>>1386204
>implying that's incorrect

>>1386283
Treaty of Westphalia you faggot

>>1386204
French revolution invented modern nationalism, so you could argue that.