6 sentences with 'identities'
Example sentences and phrases with the word identities and other words derived from it.
• « From the Persian tradition, the Abbasid caliphs borrowed both the practical traditions of bureaucracy and administration and an equally important tradition of political status: they were the rulers of many peoples, recognising local identities while expecting deference and, of course, taxes. »
• « In turn, although they disrupted and transformed the Holy Land itself for a time, the crusades had little overall impact on the societies of the Middle East itself. These societies represented a cross-section of ethnic, religious and regional identities that underwent major transformations in the period of the early Middle Ages. »
• « Ismail fused three distinct identities to promote his rule: he was a Turkish warlord, a Shi'ite Sufi pir and (he claimed) the heir to Persia's pre-Islamic political tradition. »
• « The invaded countries turned the French democratic principle of self-determination into a sacred right to defend their own national identities, shaped by their own particular histories, against the universalist pretensions of the French. »
• « The most spectacular successes of 19th century nationalist movements occurred in Italy and Germany, two areas with long-standing regional identities but a complete lack of political unity. »
• « People moved from village and regional dwellers who were fiercely proud of their identities to increasingly large, and therefore more anonymous and alienating, city dwellers. »