Question

what is meant by sharing of collective identity?

Answer 1

The idea of sharing of collective identity was mooted as one of the various measures and practises by the French revolutionaries. The following measures were adopted for the purpose.

• The notion of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) developed the concept of a united community with equal rights under a constitution.
• A new French flag replaced the erstwhile royal standard flag.
• The body of active citizens were renamed the National Assembly.
• Composition of new hymns, commemoration of martyrs and oath taking, further developed the concept of nation.
• A centralised administrative system was established that formulated uniform laws for all citizens within a territory.
• Uniform system of weights and measures was established
• Regional dialects were done away with and Parisian French became the common language of the nation.