Persepolis-Nationalism+(62)

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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nationalismThere are many definitions of nationalism; here are a few;


 * **nationalism** ||
 * //noun// ||
 * 1. || love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" [syn: [|patriotism]] ||

American Psychological Association (APA):
nationalism. (n.d.). //WordNet® 3.0//. Retrieved May 10, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nationalism


 * na·tion·al·ism**
 * 1. || national spirit or aspirations. ||
 * 2. || devotion and loyalty to one's own nation; patriotism. ||
 * 3. || excessive patriotism; chauvinism. ||
 * 4. || the desire for national advancement or independence. ||
 * 5. || the policy or doctrine of asserting the interests of one's own nation, viewed as separate from the interests of other nations or the common interests of all nations. ||
 * 6. || an idiom or trait peculiar to a nation. ||
 * 7. || a movement, as in the arts, based upon the folk idioms, history, aspirations, etc., of a nation. ||

American Psychological Association (APA):
nationalism. (n.d.). //Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)//. Retrieved May 10, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nationalism
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 * In Persepolis you see alot of examples of nationalism. First,**