This destroys the constant principles of the national culture that attempt to hark back to a true national past, which is often represented in the reified forms of realism and stereotype.

hark back to
重新提到或想起

This occurence of poltical unrest hark back to a true authoritarian corruption, which is often attacked by the present ruling party reified in their nostalgia about their fighting days as a weak opposition party.

MTK版：
這個用法應該是重新提到或「使想起？」
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This reminds the imposition of dualism that attempt to hark back to a male-dominated social relations, which is often represented in the reified forms of monogamy and virgin adoration.