THE ROLE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN SHAPING NATIONAL IDENTITY: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijhss.v10i1.252Abstract
The origin traces of a country become its living national identity through history's traditional patterns. Our research inquiries examine the partnership between historic monuments and age-old customs to form how a country views itself. Our team performed both historical records analysis and conducted interviews with specialists and community authorities to achieve this research goal. Through our archives research we found that nations employ heritage preservation to build political control yet local people ensure their traditions live by adjusting them to the present. Our research studied how different nations use state and community actions to either maintain or update their cultural assets. The interviews demonstrate that society's relationship between heritage and modernity keeps changing. Our research results gained support from the statistical data which showed that particular heritage elements received more attention throughout the studied period. Our study proves that nations maintain and refine their identity through regular exchanges of traditional success with modern development. Modern society develops its connections to tradition as it handles today's challenges and progress.
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