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The processes by which ethnic groups became nations varied substantially within the region; certain common factors can, however, be picked out. The first, in order of external prominence if not necessarily of importance, is the development and imposition of a national language. This process was often completed surprisingly late in national development, but its initial stages always coincided with the first stirrings of national consciousness.
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Fowkes, B. (2002). Ethnic Groups into Nations. In: Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Post-Communist World. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403914309_3
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