Whatever specific ethnicity is involved, ethnic nationalism always includes some element of descent from previous generations and the implied claim of ethnic essentialism, i. e. the understanding of ethnicity as an essence that remains unchanged over time.

Whatever the claims of various modern ethnic groups, many of the peoples once known as the Scythians of Antiquity were amalgamated into the various Slavic peoples of eastern and southeastern Europe.

Whatever the Proto-Villanovan represents culturally it cannot have been a uniform language or ethnic group ; hence, an " Italic " invasion at that time is to be excluded.

Whatever its origins were, the nunchaku were not a popular weapon, evidenced by the fact that no known traditional nunchaku kata exist.

Whatever the origins of the story, its utility was obvious: the murder could be presented not as a political act but as a cause passionelle-a lover's quarrel, in which the German diplomat could be judged incidentally as having seduced a minor.

Whatever their fundamental origins, by the late 19th century shanties constituted the heritage of international seamen, with little or no necessary national associations.

Whatever the origins the " Local Derby " is now a recognised term used to describe a football game played between local rivals and a " Derby " is a name frequently used to describe a horse race.

Whatever its origins, it has seen occasional literary use since at least the time of Shakespeare.

Whatever its origins, " Termagant " became established in the West as the name of the principal Muslim god, being regularly mentioned in metrical romances and chansons de geste.

Whatever the origins of the name, Walton is one of the oldest areas of settlement in Merseyside.

Whatever the origins, it is difficult not to note the general resemblance to the curule chair or sella curulis, which according to Livy supposedly derived its name from currus, " chariot "), and like the Roman toga originated in Etruria, but much earlier stools supported on a cross-frame are known from the New Kingdom of Egypt.

Whatever its origins, it seems to provide the basic imagery through which laymen currently conceive themselves.

Whatever its origins, the building would have been an expensive and pretentious structure for the area and time.

Whatever his own response may have been, and there is no proof that he ever received baptism, Dasan ’ s immediate family was deeply involved in the origins of the Korean Catholic community.

Whatever the origins, Joseph Fralinger popularized the candy by boxing it and selling it as an Atlantic City souvenir.

Whatever the origins of this phrase, it is now very popular among a subgroup group of Breslover Hasidim who follow Rabbi Odesser, who are colloquially known as the Na Nachs.

Whatever its origins, the breed developed in a mountainous climate and was well-acclimated to thrive in harsh conditions with minimal maintenance.

" Whatever General Eisenhower knows about economics he has learned at the study group meetings ," one Aid to Europe member claimed.

" Whatever their aspirations for the future and pretensions in the present, the rabbis, though powerful and influential, constitute a minority group seeking to exercise authority without much governmental support, to dominate without substantial means of coercion.

Whatever the case, Henry's death was followed by a lavish hand-out of lands and honours to the new power group.

Whatever the case, this process of building large-scale group identity was particularly evident along the Roman frontier, prompted by the example of Roman provincial life and the threat of Roman attack.

In 2008, they teamed up with German techno group Scooter to record a jumpstyle version of their 1979 single " Whatever You Want " entitled " Jump That Rock ( Whatever You Want )".

Following the rejection of the appeal, the human rights group Amnesty International declared Khodorkovsky and Lebedev as " prisoners of conscience ," remarking in a statement that " Whatever the rights and wrongs of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev's first convictions there can no longer be any doubt that their second trial was deeply flawed and politically motivated.

Parfitt has been a continuous member of the group, and has penned some of their greatest hits, sometimes in collaboration with the group's keyboard player Andy Bown, among them " Whatever You Want ", " Again and Again ", and " Rain ".

The group is best known for its hit songs " Get Gone " and " Whatever.

Whatever the nature of a group, it is likely to feel strong hostility toward any known informers, regard them as threats and inflict punishments ranging from social ostracism through physical abuse and / or death.

Whatever his control over time or space may be, it is apparently not powerful enough for the team to use him for teleporting the group ; they relied first on U-Go Girl and later on Venus Dee Milo for long-distance travel.

Critic W. S. Di Piero noted " Whatever the occasion, childhood, farm life, politics and culture in Northern Ireland, other poets past and present, Heaney strikes time and again at the taproot of language, examining its genetic structures, trying to discover how it has served, in all its changes, as a culture bearer, a world to contain imaginations, at once a rhetorical weapon and nutriment of spirit.

Whatever doubts may exist about the authorship of the " Prologue ," its most famous line has become an iconic part of Australian culture.

Whatever political repercussions of their settlement may be, their advent is regarded as a menace to the Semitic culture of Arabia ... the European Jew of today, with his secular outlook ... is regarded as an unwelcome intruder within the gates of Arabia ".

Whatever might have been the views of our older " Nation builders " we younger folk approach the task of nation building in a thoroughly scientific spirit and we desire to be armed with all the knowledge which modern science and culture can afford us.

Whatever the case, the definition of a country as a semi-colony as such refers to specific analysis of its place in the world economy and world trade, as well as its local political and economic culture.

Whatever the culture or continent, our species ' earliest rainbow is the rainbow of the imagination.

Although the book's pop culture references clearly date it to the 1970s, its influence on the deconstruction of the superhero genre is still felt through Moore's Watchmen, Marvelman, and Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow ?.

:" Whatever you might intend a form to suggest, people will find its significance from within their own culture, so that something that is read as a reference to Viking longboats in Dublin, is seen as evoking the art of calligraphy when viewed in Japan "

“ Whatever its biological inheritance from its parents and other ancestors, the child receives also from them a heritage of attitudes, sentiments, and ideals which may be termed the family tradition, or the family culture ”.

The earliest offerings of the song in popular culture can be found in the 1985 episode Whatever Works in season 2 of the TV crime drama Miami Vice.

Whatever the linguistic affinity of the ancient denizens, Hongshan culture is believed to have exerted an influence on the development of early Chinese civilization.

Zureiq concluded his argument by saying: “ Whatever his sect or religious community, therefore, it is the duty of every Arab to interest himself in his past culture.

Whatever pleasure there was in seeing a Scottish king succeeding to the crown of England, rather than the danger for centuries past of an English king seizing the crown of Scotland, there were early signs that many saw the risk of the ' lesser being drawn by the greater ', as Henry VII once predicted.

The popular and critically acclaimed album " Whatever it May Take " saw a re-release in 2007.

Whatever the feelings of the broader Tuareg community in Niger, 2007 saw a complete break in relations between ex-combatants and the government.

The subsequent album, Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever saw the band finally take steps to progress forth from their ' lo-fi ' roots, being recorded in Vancouver, BC, Canada with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand as producer.

Whatever the reason van der Stel never saw her again, though he remained devoted to her and frequently sent her money.