【单选题】It can be inferred from the passage that the author mentions the case of Holland and the Netherlands in order to
A．cite the case of a "primitive" or "barbaric" nation being distinguished from a "civilized" nation
B．provide an example of a state whose borders do not perfectly coincide with those of a nation
C．offer an example of the characteristics of a nation being applied to a particular area of the nation
D．present a case of a single region being treated by historiographers as representative of an entire nation
E．(E) describe the case of a nation whose cultural and political identities distinguish it from a contiguous state
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