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The fact that so many people have been prepared to fight and die in defense of the nation is testimony to the immense power of appeal behind national identity and nationalism.1 While national identity of course runs parallel to other multiple and overlapping identities such as those based on class, gender, race, and religion, what is striking is the depth of commitment to a perceived national cause that leads people to submit themselves to untold suffering and often make the ultimate sacrifice, for what may be seen as an abstract, intangible entity.
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Lambert, P. (2006). Myth, Manipulation, and Violence: Relationships between National Identity and Political Violence. In: Fowler, W., Lambert, P. (eds) Political Violence and the Construction of National Identity in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230601727_2
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