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