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Nationalism is an emotional identification with fellow subjects of a state on the basis of shared language, customs, values, religion or culture. Nationalism is not a sense of loyalty to international organizations such as the United Nations, or to non-governmental bodies such as Amnesty International. There is no such thing as “Prozac Nation,” even if that term is an arresting metaphor. However, it would be a mistake to insist too strongly upon a bond to a de jure state. It was meaningful to speak of nineteenth-century German nationalism before the unification of that country, even as it is meaningful to speak of Quebec nationalism today. On the other hand, one may distinguish between nationalism and a purely local attachment to one’s city or region. There is no such thing as Virginia nationalism today, although it might have been different in 1861 when Robert E. Lee followed his “country” into secession.
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Buckley, F., Parisi, F. (2004). Political and Cultural Nationalism. In: Rowley, C.K., Schneider, F. (eds) The Encyclopedia of Public Choice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-47828-4_151
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