User:Rachelismo/Anti-colonial nationalism/Jslfriedman Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Rachelismo


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * Nationalism


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)

Evaluate the drafted changes
"Benedict Anderson defined a nation as a socially constructed community that is co-created by individuals who imagine themselves as part of this group."

- A great opening paragraph here. This suggestion is optional, but since there isn't a page hyperlinked that explains who Benedict Anderson is, it may be helpful to include that he is or was a historian/author/etc.

- Similarly, may introduce Gellner a bit more when you cite him later on in the article as well.

"He points to the New World as the cite of nationalism, which is defined by its imagination of an ahistorical identity that negates colonialism by definition."

- You could probably find a hyperlink for "New World" here.

"...if one conceives of anti-colonial movements to be movements consisting of one specific ethnic group against an outside ruling party."

- Just for fun, could this also contribute to a definition of nationalism if anti-colonial nationalist revolt against an ethnostate?

- Also, I'm a big fan of the sentence that succeeds this one

"Because of the British policies of divide and rule, they fomented divisions between groups that had never before been divided along those lines. However, Pakistan and India were partitioned on religious lines after independence, and those not within majority religious groups living in both countries continue to experience discrimination as a result."

- Another excellent paragraph!

- Maybe this last sentence could use a citation.

"Because of colonialism’s creation of state and country lines across ethnic, religious, linguistic and other historical boundaries, anti-colonial nationalism is largely related to land first. After independence, especially in countries with particularly diverse populations with historic enmity, there have been a series of smaller independence movements that are also defined by anti-colonialisms."

- I think you should cite someone for this paragraph too.

"Those that participate in this intellectual practice envision a post-colonialism despite its being the defining frame for the world. This is the case with anti-colonialism as well."

- I really like the discussion you elicit from Mbembe here. For clarity's sake you might want to rearrange it so you define post-colonialism as an ambition rather than a time period and then compare it to anti-colonialism.

- The last couple sentence here might also need some citations.

Overall, this is a great addition! I'm a big fan of the points you decide to highlight!