"Essay on the essence of pan-centralism"

[...]the fundamental concept of Pan-centralism revolves around the unity of the continent but its motivation for it derives from justified fear of everything that's foreign and alien to the said continent.
Part of a sentence of the opening section of the essay.

Purpose

The essay's purpose was to explain the ideas of "pan-centralism" and present them in an accessible way to the societies of the Central Continent, with the intent of swaying their interests towards this cause.

Document Structure

Clauses

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Structure of the book

The essay is organized into titular articles that are then divided into sections (also often referred to as chapters). Here's the general structure of the book:

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1. Opening statement
   • Author's broad explenation of essay's contents
   • General concept of pan-centralism
2. Origins of pan-centralism
   • Political factors
   • Social factors
3. Ideas of unity
   • On the concept of mutual defense
   • On the concept of shared politics
   • On the concept of cultural integration
   • On the concept of uniform economics
4. The "Overseas Menace"
   • The term and its meaning
   • Pan-centralist approach to overseas nations
   • "Bastion continent"
5. Concluding statement

Broad contents of sections (with the exclusion of ones under the article "Opening statement")

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• Political factors - refers to the growth in strength of overseas powers and the danger they can pose to the Central Continent, its countries and its peoples.
• Social factors - explores the reception of the Five Weeks war within continental societies and the resulting fear of a looming threat.
• On the concept of mutual defence - overviews and explains the idea of a cordial web of alliances between all states located on the Central Continent and how it could be implemented.
• On the concept of shared politics - suggests how politics of such an allied continent could be handled and work efficiently.
• On the concept of cultural integration - deals with cultural diversity and how it could be used as a fundamental principle of continental unity.
• On the concept of uniform economics - explains the advantages of implementing uniform trading laws and other economical rulings on a continent-wide scale.
• The term and its meaning - explains the concept of the "Overseas Menace" - the idea that foreign, overseas nations are a threat to the safety and integrity of nations on the Central Continent.
• The pan-centralist approach to overseas nations - details the isolationist approach of a pan-centralist alliance towards foreign countries.
• "Bastion continent" - explains the idea of an isolationist policy that would serve as a defence of the cultural heritage and way of life unique to the Central Continent.

Publication Status

The book is widely available in many languages.

Historical Details

Background

The main driving force behind the document was the birth and rise of pan-centralism in the wake of a great war on another of the continents.
The mentioned war, often dubbed "the Five Weeks war", shook the general public of the Central Continent as it was a clear sign that a legitimate threat could come from overseas, one that might prove itself disastrous for the divided continental nations. Through this insecurity, a new political rhetoric was born that called for the unity of those states, in the form of a mutual cordial alliance (there did exist an extreme solution that called for a literal "continental unification", this however was considered by most absurd fantasy and quickly faded into obscurity).
Tereos Brage, one of the most prominent pan-centralist figures, wrote the essay as a part of his political manifesto. It was supposed to be the main foundation of his promoted rhetoric that would first rally together all pan-centralist thinkers and then, which was far more crucial, the general public of the continent, with the intent to push for the implementation of pan-centralist ideas.

Public Reaction

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Example of the influence of internal affairs of a nation in the public reception of the essay

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Public response concerning the document varied depending on the nation, mostly due to its current internal state of affairs. For example:

• within the Solarian Regency, which at the time was suffering from a civil war and was in the perpetual paranoid dread of its neighbours exploiting the situation and invading, the essay and its contents were considered a great step towards the betterment of the whole continent.
• within the Republic of Medicci, which at the time was successfully securing its dominant influence over its small coastal "allies" (these were more so protectorates with semi-independent governments), the essay was named the epitome of political regress and foreign attempts on the freedom and independence of proud nations.

General reception

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If looked at more broadly, the essay was received with enthusiasm as it presented a new collection of ideas that could lead to a more stable and secure political stage on the continent.

Legacy

The essay is considered one of the most influential works of the second Millenium as it spread and promoted the idea of pan-centralism to the general public of the Central Continent which would later result in the formation of the Consortium that would come to dominate the world stage for the next hundreds of years.

Cover of the first edition

Type

Statement, Political (Manifesto)

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

2561

The menace is not only the threat the overseas pose to our great nations. It is also all that which is foreign, alien to ours, having destructive effects on the integrity of our culture and way of life.
Part of the explanation for the "Overseas Menace"

The justified fear of foreigners should be manifested in international politics through the unyielding and defensive nature of our efforts, all with the idea of ensuring the safety of our continent, people and culture first above all other matters.
A sentence from the "Pan-centralist approach to overseas nations" section

It should be considered a solemn duty of all nations of our Continent to rightfully defend their unique cultural heritage from outside influence, as to keep it pure and unmixed with foreign traditions, even if it means isolation from, and closure to, outsiders of the Continent.
A phrase from the "Bastion continent" section