Jews, Syrians, and Iraqis have all been dispersed across the globe but retain a collective memory of their homeland and wish to return to it that they transmit to their children. Many, however, have no contact with their homeland. Their identification with a homeland that they now have no part of is known as which of these?

A. imagined communities
B. nation-state
C. diaspora
D. nation


Answer: A

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