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National Identity
I. Introduction

National Identity, the continuous reproduction and reinterpretation of the pattern of values, symbols, memories, myths, and traditions that compose the distinctive heritage of nations, and the identification of individuals with that pattern and heritage.

Contributed By:
Anthony David Smith, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., Dip. Hist. Art, Ph.D (Hist. Art)
Professor of Ethnicity and Nationalism, London School of Economics. Author, Theories of Nationalism; The Ethnic Origins of Nations; National Identity; Nations and Nationalism in a Global Era; Nationalism and Modernism; Myths and Memories of the Nation; Nationalism; Chosen Peoples; and The Nation in History. Editor, Nations and Nationalism.
"National Identity," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2008
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