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A state that encompasses the territory inhabited by an identifiable [[nation]], or people with traditional cultural, linguistic, economic, or political ties. '''Nation-states''' as independent entities arose as an answer to states governed by an external religious leader, the format of international politics in [[Europe]] that gave rise to the [[Thirty Years War]], resulting in the death of one third of the European populace.
A state that encompasses the territory inhabited by an identifiable [[nation]], or people with traditional cultural, linguistic, economic, or political ties. '''Nation-states''' as independent entities arose as an answer to states governed by an external religious leader, the format of international politics in [[Europe]] that gave rise to the [[Thirty Years War]], resulting in the death of one third of the European populace.
Nation-states arose especially after the [[French Revolution]], and around the world at the end of [[decolonization]].
Nation-states are a [[Western]] concept which arose particularly after the [[French Revolution]], and around the world at the end of [[decolonization]].
Before the idea of a nation state arose, many countries were defined as being the lands that belonged to a particular ruler or rulers, won either by conquest, treaty or inheritance, regardless of the people who inhabited those lands. With the nation state came the idea that people of a particular cultural background have a right to self-determination. This same concept is still relevant to the modern world, as it forms the basis of recent independence movements such as those in [[East Timor]] and [[Kosovo]].
Before the idea of a nation state arose, many countries were defined as being the lands that belonged to a particular ruler or rulers, won either by conquest, treaty or inheritance, regardless of the people who inhabited those lands. With the nation state came the idea that people of a particular cultural background have a right to self-determination. This same concept is still relevant to the modern world, as it forms the basis of recent independence movements such as those in [[East Timor]] and [[Kosovo]].