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ARENA NEWS: Scottish Referendum and Nationalism

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News reports on the upcoming Scottish referendum

With only a week until the referendum that will decide the fate of the Scottish nation, Prime Minister David Cameron has made an impassioned plea to keep Scotland in the Union, saying "I love my country more than I love my party". Cameron, along with Labour leader Ed Milliband and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg head to Scotland to campaign against an independent Scotland in preparation for the referendum on the 18th September.

The issues surrounding nationalism have affected countries all over the world for hundreds of years, forcing people to assess their geographic, social and political identities. The 1996 Arena 'Stories My Country Told Me' explores the fabric of national identity, looking at some of the violent seperatist movements fighting to form their own nation states all over the world. This clip introduces the main themes and instances of nationalism that have shaped many lives and borders in the past and continue to do so today.Μύ

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1996 Arena on the fabric of national identity

Arena: Stories My Country Told Me (1996), Directed by Anthony Wall

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