Nationalism to many people varyies slightly in definition and perception but basically it is a political or social philosophy in which the welfare of the nation-state as an entity is considered paramount. Nationalism is basically a collective state of mind or consciousness in which people believe their primary duty and loyalty is to the nation-state. Often nationalism implies national superiority and glorifies various national virtues. Thus love of nation may be overemphasized; concern with national self-interest to the exclusion of the rights of other nations may lead to international conflict.
            
             Nationalism is a comparatively recent phenomenon, probably born with the French Revolution, but despite its short history, it has been extremely important in forming the bonds that hold modern nations together. Today it operates alongside the legal structure and supplements the formal institutions of society in providing much of the cohesiveness and order necessary for the existence of the modern nation-state.
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             Human geography pertaining to nationalism focuses on the territorality of different forms of human activities, i.e. how these activities influence and are influenced by different geographical levels ranging from the local to the global. This is divided into several related sub-disciplines, (i.e. economic geography, political geography, urban geography, development geography, population geography).
            
             This Nationalism as pertaining to Ethnic composition is best considered when compared to times of past . in times past Naitonalism had a direct relationship to ethnic relation. For example the Chinese manily resided in china and felt a strong sense of nationalism toward china and its culture. Today, however, with todays amount of ethnic diversion amongst nations and countries this is no longer so as ve have such concepts as China town we have those of all different ethnic groups having a sense of nationality for a number of coun...