OFFERING ONE'S BODY TO THE NATION-STATE
Richard Koenigsberg

Carolyn Marvin's theory of nationalism is based on her case study of the United States in the latter part of the 20th Century. My research on nationalism in Nazi Germany confirms her fundamental hypotheses.

Mein Kampf (Hitler, 1924) Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag (Marvin, 1999).
"To be "national" means to act with a boundless and all-embracing love for the people, and even to die for it"

"The irrefutable sign of national faith (patriotism)-- is making one's body an offering, a sacrifice."