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National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, NaUKMA (Ukrainian: Національний ŃніверŃитет «Києво-МогилянŃька академія», Natsional'nyi universytet "Kyyevo-Mohylians'ka akademiya", НаУКМĐ), located in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine is one of the country's leading national schools of higher education.
National University of La Plata The National University of La Plata (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, UNLP) is an Argentine national university and the most important one situated in the city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires Province. It is among the leading educational institutions in the country, and currently has over 75,000 regular students, 8,000 teaching staff, 16 faculties and 106 available degrees.
National University of Laos National University of Laos (NUOL) is a university in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Founded in 1996, with departments brought in from other existing colleges, it is the only national university in the country.
National University of Mongolia The National University of Mongolia (short: NUM; mongolian , Mongol Ulsyn Ikh Surguul) is the oldest University in Mongolia. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulaanbaatar, and runs branches in the Zavhan and Orhon Aymags.
National University of Rwanda The National University of Rwanda (NUR; French: Université Nationale du Rwanda) is the largest university in Rwanda. It is located in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec.
National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco The National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco) (UNSAAC) is a public university in Cusco, Peru and one of the oldest in the country. Its foundation was first proposed on March 1, 1692, at the urging and support of Pope Innocent XII.
National University of San Juan The National University of San Juan (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, UNSJ) is a public university in Argentina. Its seat is located in the city of San Juan, capital of the province of the same name, in the Cuyo region.
National University of San Luis The National University of San Luis (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, UNSL) is a public university in Argentina, with its seat in the city of San Luis, capital of the province of the same name, in the Cuyo region. It was created in 1973, along with the National University of San Juan, split off the National University of Cuyo based in Mendoza.
National University of San Marcos National University of San Marcos or University of Saint Mark (Spanish]: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), or simply San Marcos) is a public university in [[Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1551, it is the oldest university in the Americas and as such is one of the oldest universities in the world.
National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS; ; Abbreviated 国大; Malay: Universiti Nasional Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் ேதசிய பல்கலŕŻŕ®•்கலகம்) is Singapore's oldest university, and remains the largest in the country in terms of student enrolment and curriculum offered. It is a comprehensive, research-intensive university and since 1 April 2006, has become a not-for-profit university company limited by guarantee.
National University of St Augustin of Arequipa National University of St Augustin of Arequipa, known locally as Universidad Nacional de San AgustĂn de Arequipa (UNSA) is a state-owned university in Arequipa, Peru. It is the oldest local state university in Arequipa, and has been in continuous operation since its founding on Nov 11, 1828#Nov.
National University of the Littoral The National University of the Littoral (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, UNL) is a university in Argentina. It is based on the city of Santa Fe, capital of the province of the same name, and it has faculties and other academic facilities in the cities of Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez, also in Santa Fe Province.
National Urban League The National Urban League (NUL) is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest community-based organization of its kind in the nation.
National Vaccine Information Center The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a Vienna, Virginia based non-profit educational and political advocacy organization founded in 1982 by Barbara Loe Fisher who is president of NVIC, and Kathi Williams, vice-president. Fisher's child became ill following administration of a vaccine.
National Vanguard (American organization) National Vanguard is an American organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by Kevin Alfred Strom and former members of the National Alliance. It is anti-Semitic, Jared Shelly Anti-Semitic Material Pops Up in City, Suburbs.
National Velvet (TV series) National Velvet was a 1960 television starring Lori Martin as Velvet Brown who lives on a dairy farm with her parents, Martha and Herbert, an ex-jockey, Mi Taylor, her brother Donald, and her sister Edwina (who had a boyfriend called Teddy). Velvet owned a thoroughbred stallion named King which she hoped would one day run in the Grand National Steeplechase.
National Vessel Movement Center The National Vessel Movement Center, commonly abbreviated NVMC, is a military subdivision of the United States Coast Guard, assigned to record and monitor arrivals of ships within United States ports. Its purpose is to prevent terrorist attack.
National Virtual Observatory The US National Virtual Observatory (NVO) was conceived to allow scientists to easily access data from multiple astronomical observatories including ground and space-based facilities through one portal. Currently, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funds the information technology research that created the basic NVO infrastructure through a multi-organization collaborative effort.
National Vocational Qualification National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are vocational awards in England & Wales (In Scotland they are known as Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ)) that are achieved through assessment and training. They are practical qualifications based on being able to do a job.
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) program which provides an unbiased third-party test and evaluation program to accredit laboratories in their respective fields to the ISO 17025 standard. NVLAP is in compliance with ISO 17011.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) is a coalition of the major national voluntary organizations that have made disaster-related work a priority. NVOAD member agencies provide skilled direct services along the continuum from disaster prevention and preparation to response, recovery and mitigation.
National Volunteers The National Volunteers was the name taken by the majority of the Irish Volunteers that sided with Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond after the group split in the wake of the question of the Volunteers' role in World War I.
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, commonly known as Motor Voter, was signed into effect by President Clinton on May 20, 1993. This act required state governments to make the voter registration process easier by providing uniform registration services through drivers' license registration centers, disability centers, schools, libraries, and mail-in registration.
National Voting Rights Institute The National Voting Rights Institute (NVRI) is a non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization based in Boston, which describes itself as committed to making real the promise of American democracy that meaningful political participation and power should be accessible to all regardless of economic or social status. NVRI was founded in 1996 by attorney John Bonifaz] and is involved with campaign finance reform, and other election reforms, as well as defense of voting rights.
National War Memorial, Islandbridge The National War Memorial is an 8 hectare war memorial along the banks of the River Liffey in the Islandbridge area of Dublin, built to commemorate Irish soldiers, many former members of the National Volunteers, who died in World War I on the Western Front and in Gallipoli and the Dardanelles while serving in The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Connaught Rangers as battalions of the 10th (Irish) Division and the 16th (Irish) Division, as well as Irishmen who at that time served and died in other regiments of the British, Canadian, Australian and U.S.
National War Museum of Scotland The National War Museum of Scotland is housed in Edinburgh, Scotland, and forms part of the National Museums of Scotland. It is located within Edinburgh Castle, and admission is included in the entry charge for the castle.
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC — pronounced “new-trick”) is an American activist group that promotes tax resistance as a way to protest against and/or disassociate from war and militarism.
National Water Carrier of Israel The National Water Carrier of Israel (in Hebrew commonly called המוביל ×”×רצי HaMovil Ha'Artzi) is the main water project of Israel. Its main task is to transfer water of the rainy north of Israel to the center and arid south and to enable efficient use of water and regulation of water supply in the country.
National Water Resources Board (Philippines) The Philippines' National Water Resources Board (Filipino: Pambansang Lupon sa Kayamanang Tubig), abbreviated as NWRB, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources responsible for ensuring the optimum exploitation, utilization, development, conservation and protection of the country's water resource, consistent with the principles of Integrated Water Resource Management.
National Waterways Museum The National Waterways Museum at Gloucester is housed in a Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks, in the city of Gloucester in South West England. The museum is operated by British Waterways, and is concerned with Britain's navigable inland waterways, including rivers and canals.
National Watch and Clock Library National Watch and Clock Library is one of the world's preeminent libraries devoted to horology and is located in Columbia, PA, USA. It is operated by the National Association of Watch & Clocks Collectors for the benefit of both the public and the members of the associationn.
National Weather Association The National Weather Association (NWA) is an American scientific organization with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities. To accomplish this, the Association's objectives are: (1) to provide a medium for all persons interested in weather, including climate, forecasting, observations, observational systems and related research and development for the publishing of letters, pamphlets, periodicals, papers, and Web pages concerning activities in said fields; (2) to provide information, publications, materials, and seminars that will promote forecasting, analysis, observations, training, and education in the meteorological disciplines.
National Weather Center The National Weather Center (NWC) is a confederation of federal, state, and University of Oklahoma organizations that work together in partnership to improve understanding of events occurring in Earth's atmosphere over a wide range of time and space scales. The NWC partners give equal attention to applying that understanding to the development of improved observation, analysis, assimilation, display, and prediction systems.
National Weather Digest National Weather Digest (ISSN 0271-1052) is a scientific journal published quarterly by the National Weather Association and is devoted to peer-reviewed articles, technical notes, correspondence, and official news of the Association.
National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. It is tasked with providing "weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.
National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 The National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 was a legislative proposal forwarded in April of 2005 by now former United States Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) to curtail government competition with commercial weather services from the National Weather Service. Though the wording of the bill was generally considered unclear, the general consensus among observers was that its effect would be to eliminate public dissemination of National Weather Service data and forecasts except in case of severe weather alerts.
National Weather Service Employees Organization The National Weather Service Employees Organization, known as the NWSEO, is the labor organization and professional association that represents 4,000 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S.
National Welfare Rights Organization The National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) was an American activist movement that fought for the rights of people, especially women and children, reliant upon government welfare. The group was active from May 16, 1966 to 1975, and at its peak in 1969, NWRO membership was estimated at 22,000 families nationwide.
National Wen-Hua Senior High School National Wen-Hua Senior High School(), abbreviated as WHSH (文華é«ä¸), is a senior high school located in Taichung City, Taiwan, and was founded in July 1, 1989 by Taiwanese government, in order to fulfill the educational requirement driven by the fast development of Taichung's business and industry, and also the growing of population of urban area.
National Western Stock Show The National Western Stock Show is held every January at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado. First held in 1906, it is the world's largest stock show by number of animals and offers the world’s only carload and pen cattle show in the historic Denver Union Stockyards.
National Wilderness Preservation System The National Wilderness Preservation System protects federally managed land areas that are of a pristine condition. It was established by the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577) upon the signature of President Lyndon B.
National Wildlife Federation The National Wildlife Federation is the largest American conservation organization, with over 5 million members and supporters in 47 state-affiliated organizations; its annual budget is over $125 million as of 2006. Its mission statement is: "inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.
National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge system is a network of lands and waters managed to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat.
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 The provided guidelines and directives for administration and management of all areas in National Wildlife Refuge system including "wildlife refuges, areas for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife that are threatened with extinction, wildlife ranges, game ranges, wildlife management areas, and waterfowl production areas."
National Wilms Tumor Study Group The National Wilms Tumor Study Group (NWTS) is a cancer research cooperative group in the United States formed to study a type of kidney tumor that affects children called Wilms' tumor. In 2001, NWTS merged with several other pediatric oncology cooperative groups to create the Children's Oncology Group (COG).
National Wine Centre of Australia The National Wine Centre of Australia (commonly the "Wine Centre") is situated at the end of North Terrace, Adelaide's 'cultural boulevard', in the East Adelaide Parklands and adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
National Winter Ales Festival The National Winter Ales Festival (often shortened to NWAF) is a yearly event organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The purpose of the event is to showcase the best winter ales (for example stouts and porters) in the UK.
National Woman's Party The National Woman's Party (NWP), was a women's organization founded in 1913 that fought for women's rights during the early 20th century in the United States, particularly for the right to vote on the same terms as men and against employment discrimination. In contrast to other organizations, such as the National American Women Suffrage Association, which focused on lobbying individual states and from which the NWP split, the NWP put its priority on the passage of a constitutional amendment ensuring women's suffrage.
National Women's Day National Women's Day is an annual public holiday in South Africa on August 9. This commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the "pass", special identification documents which curtailed an African's freedom of movement during the apartheid era.
National Women's Football Association The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) is a full-contact American football league for women. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played each other 4 times in exhibition games.
National Women's Hall of Fame The National Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1969 by a group of people in Seneca Falls, New York, the location of the first American women's rights convention, now known to historians as the 1848 Women's Rights Convention. The Hall honors women in the United States who have contributed greatly to society.
National Women's Hockey League [National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) is the highest level of women's ice hockey] in the world. The league was established in [[1999 in sports|1999, and consists of eleven teams in Canada and one in Minnesota.
National Women's Law Center The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) is a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization. Through litigation and policy initiatives, the Center strives to improve the lives of women and their families in the areas of health, employment, family economic security, and education.
National Women's Lobby Group The National Women's Lobby Group (NWLG, sometimes written Zambian National Women's Lobby, ZNWL) is an Zambian organization whose mission is to "bridge the gender gap in political decision making by advocating for increased women's participation and representation"
National Women's Political Caucus The National Women's Political Caucus was formed in the USA 1971 by Betty Friedan with a goal of increasing the number of women involved in politics, including running for office and serving as delegates to national conventions. It gives money and support to female candidates.
National Women's Service The National Women's Service (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de la Mujer), or SERNAM is a public service in Chile, a funcionally decentralized organization, with its own funding, which is part of the cabinet-level Ministry of Planning and Cooperation under the President of Chile, created January 3, 1991 by the Law N° 19,023, with the goal of promoting the equality of men and women.
National Woodcutters Rally – Democratic The National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila (French: Rassemblement National des Bûcherons), also known as the National Woodcutters' Rally - Democratic (Rassemblement national des Bûcherons - Démocratique), is a political party in Gabon. It is a dissident faction of the National Woodcutters Rally, founded 1991 Fr.
National Workers' Union of Afghanistan The National Workers' Union of Afghanistan (NUWA) was the sole labour body of Afghanistan, from 1990 until the Mujahideen rose to power in 1992. Previous to 1990 the Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions (CCATU) fulfilled the same role.
National Workshops NATIONAL WORKSHOPS (French Ateliers Nationaux), the term applied to the workshops established to provide work for the unemployed by the French provisional government after the revolution of 1848. The political crisis which resulted in the abdication of Louis Philippe was naturally followed in Paris, by an acute industrial crisis and this following the general agricultural and commercial distress which had prevailed throughout 1847.
National World War II Museum The National World War II Museum, formerly known as the National D-Day Museum, is a museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, at the corner of Andrew Higgins and Magazine Street. It focuses on the United States contribution to victory in World War II, and the Battle of Normandy in particular.
National Wrestling Association The National Wrestling Association was an off-shoot of the National Boxing Association, formed to sanction professional wrestling. This NWA is not the same organization as the National Wrestling Alliance, which was formed in 1948.
National Wrestling Federation National Wrestling Federation was a wrestling promotion based in Buffalo, New York and owned by promoter Pedro Martinez (no relation to the baseball player) which operated from 1970 to 1974. Some of wrestling's biggest names wrestled here, including Abdullah the Butcher, Ox Baker, Johnny Valentine, Ernie Ladd and others.
National Writers Union National Writers Union (NWU), founded on November 19, 1981, is the trade union in the United States for freelance and contract writers: journalists, book and short fiction authors, business and technical writers, web content providers, and poets. Organized into 17 local chapters nationwide, it has been Local 1981 of the United Automobile Workers, AFL-CIO since merging with them in 1992.
National Young Writers' Festival The National Young Writers' Festival (NYWF) occurs annually in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the country's largest gathering of young and innovative writers working in both new and traditional forms including zines, comics, blogging, screenwriting, poetry, spoken word, hip hop music, journalism, autobiography, comedy, songwriting and prose.
National Youth Agency The National Youth Agency (NYA) is an independent public agency in the United Kingdom which deals with policy development and providing publications and information services to youth workers in the field. It gets its funding from a number of sources including the Local Government Association and the Department for Education and Skills.
National Youth Alliance The National Youth Alliance (NYA) was a right-wing political organization founded on November 15, 1968 at the Army and Navy Club by Willis Carto, head of the right-wing Liberty Lobby.The aim of the group was to recruit students to counter liberal and Marxist] groups on college campuses like [[Students for a Democratic Society.
National Youth Council of Ireland The National Youth Council of Ireland also known as the NYCI is a representative body for Irish youth organisations, a role that is recognised in the 2001 Youth Work Act. Currently there are 43 national youth organisations who are full member of the NYCI, another 10 organisations have corresponding or observer status.
National Youth Council of Singapore The National Youth Council of Singapore (Malay : Majlis Belia Kebangsaan Singapura) otherwise known as the National Youth Council (NYC) is a division of the People's Association. It was set up by the Singapore Government on 1 November 1989 as the national co-ordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore which aims to develop a vibrant, highly-connected and self-sustaining youth sector to nurture the youth to be ready for the world.
National Youth Choir of Great Britain The National Youth Choir of Great Britain is recognised as one of the most outstanding choirs of any kind in the world, the original and most senior of the regular choirs is for young people aged 16 - 22, taking them into advanced areas of choral repertoire and giving them experience of the highest standards of professional rehearsal and performance on courses in the UK and on international tours.
National Youth Choir of Scotland The National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS) was established in 1996 to provide a forum for young people to sing to the highest possible standards. Since then, the organisation has dramatically expanded its activities since then to include the NYCoS choir for singers aged 16-24, NYCoS Training Choir for less experienced singers aged 14-18, a National Boys Choir, our new National Girls Choir, a network of nine Area Choirs, books, music publications, CDs, in-service days and Singing Days.
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain The National Youth Choir of Great Britain is recognised as one of the most outstanding choirs of any kind in the world, the original and most senior of the regular choirs is for young people aged 16 - 22, taking them into advanced areas of choral repertoire and giving them experience of the highest standards of professional rehearsal and performance on courses in the UK and on international tours.
National Youth Leadership Training National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) leadership development training program designed to teach scouts how to become better leaders. The program was designed with the hope that scouts trained at NYLT will learn leadership skills that can be used within their home unit, and also in everyday life to improve their leadership potential.
National Youth Music Theatre The London-based National Youth Music Theatre or NYMT is the United Kingdom's leading organisation for young people in the field of musical theatre. It runs acting auditions, workshops, drama courses and actual music theatre productions.
National Youth Orchestra The National Youth Orchestra (full name National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; abbreviation NYO) is a symphony orchestra drawn from the best British teenage instrumentalists and composers. It was founded in 1947 by Ruth Railton (later Dame Ruth King).
National Youth Rights Association The National Youth Rights Association, or NYRA, is the largest Youth Rights group in the United States, with several thousand members. NYRA proposes lessening and removing various legal restrictions that are imposed on young people but not adults, for example, the voting age, drinking age, curfews, and the like.
National Youth Science Camp The 'National Youth Science Camp' is a science education based camp that takes place in the Monongahela National Forest in the state of West Virginia intended for high performing students who intend to pursue a career in the sciences, engineering or mathematics. It is administered by the National Youth Science Foundation, created in 1983 to administer the camp.
National Youth Science Forum The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is an Australian programme dedicated to exposing year eleven students who are heading into year twelve and are thinking about a career in science, engineering and related disciplines to major scientific institutions and researchers, so that they may make more informed choices for their future endeavours. They are also given training in time management, interview skills and public speaking.
National Youth Service The National Youth Service was a heavily-criticized program implemented by the government of Seychelles. It was formerly compulsory and included traditional educational curriculum, political education and paramilitary training.
National Youth String Orchestra of Scotland The National Youth String Orchestra of Scotland and its Training School were established in 1969 to give young string players of a wide range of abilities the opportunity to play, in large string orchestras, music which perhaps they would not be able to experience in their local situation. The works studied and performed are from the rich string repertoire stretching from the 17th century to the present day.
National Youth Theatre The London-based National Youth Theatre or NYT is the United Kingdom's leading organisation for young people in the field of theatre. It runs acting auditions, workshops, drama courses and actual theatre productions.
National-Bolshevik Party The National Bolshevik Party (Russian: Национал-больŃевиŃŃ‚Ńкая партия) (also known as Nazbol) is a political party, (currently banned in Russia) which is dedicated to the ideology of National Bolshevism. Although the Party was liquidated by a lower court in June 2005, the Russian Supreme Court overturned the ban in August, just two months later.
National-Louis University National-Louis University is a Chicago-based multi-campus institution with a strong history of preparing teachers and educational leaders. Currently operates campuses in Chicago, Elgin, Skokie, Lisle and Wheeling Illinois as well as in McLean, Virginia, Washington DC, and Wisconsin.
Nationalencyklopedin Nationalencyklopedin (NE) is the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia, initiated by a government grant. The printed version consists of 20 volumes with 172,000 articles; the Internet version is slightly larger (260,000 articles as of June 2005).
Nationalism Nationalism is an ideology "Nationalism I would define as an ideology claiming that a given human population has a natural solidarity based on shared history and a common destiny. This collective identity as a historically constituted “people” crucially entails the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community.
Nationalism (music) Nationalism in music refers to the use of materials that are identifiable as national or regional. This includes the direct use of folk music, and the use of melodies, rhythms, and harmonies inspired by folk music.
Nationalism and ancient history Nationalist ideologies frequently employ results of archaeology, ancient history and historical linguistics as propaganda, often significantly distorting them to fit their aims, cultivating national mythologies and national mysticism.
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict: Current Controversies Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict is a book, in the Current Controversies series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on five central questions about nationalism and ethnic conflict: whether nationalism is beneficial; whether ethnic violence is ever justified; what the causes of ethnic conflict are; whether nations should intervene in ethnic conflicts; and how can ethnic conflict be prevented? It was edited by Charles P.
Nationalism and sport Nationalism and sport are often intertwined, as sports provide a venue for symbolic competition between nations; sports competition often reflects national conflict, and in fact has often been a tool of diplomacy. The involvement of political goals in sport is seen by some as contrary to the fundamental ethos of sport being carried on for its own sake, for the enjoyment of its participants, but this involvement has been true throughout the history of sport.
Nationalism in the United States The United States is generally considered to be a nation-state, although supporters of American exceptionalism may prefer to see it as a unique type of state. The country clearly has a sense of national identity and history, Americans refer to an 'American people', ' and patriotism is prominent in public life.
Nationalist activism The Nationalist activism was an elitist political movement of the early 20th century in Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic countries. The Activists advocated in brief a close cooperation with Imperial Germany, and active support of Germany's military aims — primarily directed against Imperial Russia, Bolshevist Russia and the Soviet Union.
Nationalist anarchism Nationalist anarchism (also called anarcho-nationalism) is an umbrella term covering various political viewpoints which seek to unite nationalism and anarchism, two ideologies which emerged in Europe following the French Revolution.
Nationalist and Integrationist Front The Nationalist and Integrationist Front (FNI) is a militia group comprised of ethnic Lendu in the Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The FNI is also known by its original French name, the Front des Nationalistes et Intégrationnistes.
Nationalist Conservative The label Nationalist Conservative was used by three Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament (MPs) and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation of the Conservative Party or as a result of disputes with the party.
Nationalist Democratic Action Nationalist Democratic Action (in Spanish: Acción Democrática Nacionalista) is a right-wing party in Bolivia led by Jorge Quiroga. ADN was founded on March 23 1979 by the military dictator Hugo Banzer after he stepped down from power.
Nationalist Foreign Volunteers Right-wing idealists from across Europe volunteered to fight for Nationalist Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Aside from those soldiers fighting with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany the most notable were the Irish Brigade, under General Eoin O'Duffy, a contingent from the French fascist Croix de Feu and many Salazar loyalists from neighbouring Portugal.
Nationalist China Nationalist China was an informal phrase to describe the Republic of China government in Taiwan during the Cold War. It was named so due to the Nationalist Party which ruled in Taiwan and to distinguish it from Communist China (the People's Republic of China) on the Chinese mainland.
Nationalist Left - Youth Nationalist Left - Youth (in Galician: Esquerda Nacionalista - Mocidade) is the youth wing of Nationalist Left (EN), one of the member parties of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG). It organizes the young party members.
Nationalist Movement The Nationalist Movement is a controversial Mississippi-based organization that advocates what it calls a "pro-majority" position. It has been called "white supremacist" by the Associated Press and Anti-Defamation League, among others.
Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party (also translated as 'Nationalist Action Party') (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (MHP)), is a far-right nationalist (or fascist) political party in Turkey. The use of the word Hareket (Movement) is similar to Bewegung and Movimento.
Nationalist Party (Ireland) The Nationalist Party was a term commonly used to describe a number of parliamentary political parties and constituency organisations supportive of Home Rule for Ireland from 1874 to 1922. It was also the name of the main Irish nationalist party in Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1978.
National University of La Plata The National University of La Plata (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, UNLP) is an Argentine national university and the most important one situated in the city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires Province. It is among the leading educational institutions in the country, and currently has over 75,000 regular students, 8,000 teaching staff, 16 faculties and 106 available degrees.
National University of Laos National University of Laos (NUOL) is a university in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Founded in 1996, with departments brought in from other existing colleges, it is the only national university in the country.
National University of Mongolia The National University of Mongolia (short: NUM; mongolian , Mongol Ulsyn Ikh Surguul) is the oldest University in Mongolia. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulaanbaatar, and runs branches in the Zavhan and Orhon Aymags.
National University of Rwanda The National University of Rwanda (NUR; French: Université Nationale du Rwanda) is the largest university in Rwanda. It is located in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec.
National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco The National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco) (UNSAAC) is a public university in Cusco, Peru and one of the oldest in the country. Its foundation was first proposed on March 1, 1692, at the urging and support of Pope Innocent XII.
National University of San Juan The National University of San Juan (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, UNSJ) is a public university in Argentina. Its seat is located in the city of San Juan, capital of the province of the same name, in the Cuyo region.
National University of San Luis The National University of San Luis (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, UNSL) is a public university in Argentina, with its seat in the city of San Luis, capital of the province of the same name, in the Cuyo region. It was created in 1973, along with the National University of San Juan, split off the National University of Cuyo based in Mendoza.
National University of San Marcos National University of San Marcos or University of Saint Mark (Spanish]: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), or simply San Marcos) is a public university in [[Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1551, it is the oldest university in the Americas and as such is one of the oldest universities in the world.
National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS; ; Abbreviated 国大; Malay: Universiti Nasional Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் ேதசிய பல்கலŕŻŕ®•்கலகம்) is Singapore's oldest university, and remains the largest in the country in terms of student enrolment and curriculum offered. It is a comprehensive, research-intensive university and since 1 April 2006, has become a not-for-profit university company limited by guarantee.
National University of St Augustin of Arequipa National University of St Augustin of Arequipa, known locally as Universidad Nacional de San AgustĂn de Arequipa (UNSA) is a state-owned university in Arequipa, Peru. It is the oldest local state university in Arequipa, and has been in continuous operation since its founding on Nov 11, 1828#Nov.
National University of the Littoral The National University of the Littoral (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, UNL) is a university in Argentina. It is based on the city of Santa Fe, capital of the province of the same name, and it has faculties and other academic facilities in the cities of Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez, also in Santa Fe Province.
National Urban League The National Urban League (NUL) is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest community-based organization of its kind in the nation.
National Vaccine Information Center The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a Vienna, Virginia based non-profit educational and political advocacy organization founded in 1982 by Barbara Loe Fisher who is president of NVIC, and Kathi Williams, vice-president. Fisher's child became ill following administration of a vaccine.
National Vanguard (American organization) National Vanguard is an American organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by Kevin Alfred Strom and former members of the National Alliance. It is anti-Semitic, Jared Shelly Anti-Semitic Material Pops Up in City, Suburbs.
National Velvet (TV series) National Velvet was a 1960 television starring Lori Martin as Velvet Brown who lives on a dairy farm with her parents, Martha and Herbert, an ex-jockey, Mi Taylor, her brother Donald, and her sister Edwina (who had a boyfriend called Teddy). Velvet owned a thoroughbred stallion named King which she hoped would one day run in the Grand National Steeplechase.
National Vessel Movement Center The National Vessel Movement Center, commonly abbreviated NVMC, is a military subdivision of the United States Coast Guard, assigned to record and monitor arrivals of ships within United States ports. Its purpose is to prevent terrorist attack.
National Virtual Observatory The US National Virtual Observatory (NVO) was conceived to allow scientists to easily access data from multiple astronomical observatories including ground and space-based facilities through one portal. Currently, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funds the information technology research that created the basic NVO infrastructure through a multi-organization collaborative effort.
National Vocational Qualification National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are vocational awards in England & Wales (In Scotland they are known as Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ)) that are achieved through assessment and training. They are practical qualifications based on being able to do a job.
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) program which provides an unbiased third-party test and evaluation program to accredit laboratories in their respective fields to the ISO 17025 standard. NVLAP is in compliance with ISO 17011.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) is a coalition of the major national voluntary organizations that have made disaster-related work a priority. NVOAD member agencies provide skilled direct services along the continuum from disaster prevention and preparation to response, recovery and mitigation.
National Volunteers The National Volunteers was the name taken by the majority of the Irish Volunteers that sided with Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond after the group split in the wake of the question of the Volunteers' role in World War I.
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, commonly known as Motor Voter, was signed into effect by President Clinton on May 20, 1993. This act required state governments to make the voter registration process easier by providing uniform registration services through drivers' license registration centers, disability centers, schools, libraries, and mail-in registration.
National Voting Rights Institute The National Voting Rights Institute (NVRI) is a non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization based in Boston, which describes itself as committed to making real the promise of American democracy that meaningful political participation and power should be accessible to all regardless of economic or social status. NVRI was founded in 1996 by attorney John Bonifaz] and is involved with campaign finance reform, and other election reforms, as well as defense of voting rights.
National War Memorial, Islandbridge The National War Memorial is an 8 hectare war memorial along the banks of the River Liffey in the Islandbridge area of Dublin, built to commemorate Irish soldiers, many former members of the National Volunteers, who died in World War I on the Western Front and in Gallipoli and the Dardanelles while serving in The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Connaught Rangers as battalions of the 10th (Irish) Division and the 16th (Irish) Division, as well as Irishmen who at that time served and died in other regiments of the British, Canadian, Australian and U.S.
National War Museum of Scotland The National War Museum of Scotland is housed in Edinburgh, Scotland, and forms part of the National Museums of Scotland. It is located within Edinburgh Castle, and admission is included in the entry charge for the castle.
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC — pronounced “new-trick”) is an American activist group that promotes tax resistance as a way to protest against and/or disassociate from war and militarism.
National Water Carrier of Israel The National Water Carrier of Israel (in Hebrew commonly called המוביל ×”×רצי HaMovil Ha'Artzi) is the main water project of Israel. Its main task is to transfer water of the rainy north of Israel to the center and arid south and to enable efficient use of water and regulation of water supply in the country.
National Water Resources Board (Philippines) The Philippines' National Water Resources Board (Filipino: Pambansang Lupon sa Kayamanang Tubig), abbreviated as NWRB, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources responsible for ensuring the optimum exploitation, utilization, development, conservation and protection of the country's water resource, consistent with the principles of Integrated Water Resource Management.
National Waterways Museum The National Waterways Museum at Gloucester is housed in a Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks, in the city of Gloucester in South West England. The museum is operated by British Waterways, and is concerned with Britain's navigable inland waterways, including rivers and canals.
National Watch and Clock Library National Watch and Clock Library is one of the world's preeminent libraries devoted to horology and is located in Columbia, PA, USA. It is operated by the National Association of Watch & Clocks Collectors for the benefit of both the public and the members of the associationn.
National Weather Association The National Weather Association (NWA) is an American scientific organization with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities. To accomplish this, the Association's objectives are: (1) to provide a medium for all persons interested in weather, including climate, forecasting, observations, observational systems and related research and development for the publishing of letters, pamphlets, periodicals, papers, and Web pages concerning activities in said fields; (2) to provide information, publications, materials, and seminars that will promote forecasting, analysis, observations, training, and education in the meteorological disciplines.
National Weather Center The National Weather Center (NWC) is a confederation of federal, state, and University of Oklahoma organizations that work together in partnership to improve understanding of events occurring in Earth's atmosphere over a wide range of time and space scales. The NWC partners give equal attention to applying that understanding to the development of improved observation, analysis, assimilation, display, and prediction systems.
National Weather Digest National Weather Digest (ISSN 0271-1052) is a scientific journal published quarterly by the National Weather Association and is devoted to peer-reviewed articles, technical notes, correspondence, and official news of the Association.
National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. It is tasked with providing "weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.
National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 The National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 was a legislative proposal forwarded in April of 2005 by now former United States Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) to curtail government competition with commercial weather services from the National Weather Service. Though the wording of the bill was generally considered unclear, the general consensus among observers was that its effect would be to eliminate public dissemination of National Weather Service data and forecasts except in case of severe weather alerts.
National Weather Service Employees Organization The National Weather Service Employees Organization, known as the NWSEO, is the labor organization and professional association that represents 4,000 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S.
National Welfare Rights Organization The National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) was an American activist movement that fought for the rights of people, especially women and children, reliant upon government welfare. The group was active from May 16, 1966 to 1975, and at its peak in 1969, NWRO membership was estimated at 22,000 families nationwide.
National Wen-Hua Senior High School National Wen-Hua Senior High School(), abbreviated as WHSH (文華é«ä¸), is a senior high school located in Taichung City, Taiwan, and was founded in July 1, 1989 by Taiwanese government, in order to fulfill the educational requirement driven by the fast development of Taichung's business and industry, and also the growing of population of urban area.
National Western Stock Show The National Western Stock Show is held every January at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado. First held in 1906, it is the world's largest stock show by number of animals and offers the world’s only carload and pen cattle show in the historic Denver Union Stockyards.
National Wilderness Preservation System The National Wilderness Preservation System protects federally managed land areas that are of a pristine condition. It was established by the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577) upon the signature of President Lyndon B.
National Wildlife Federation The National Wildlife Federation is the largest American conservation organization, with over 5 million members and supporters in 47 state-affiliated organizations; its annual budget is over $125 million as of 2006. Its mission statement is: "inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.
National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge system is a network of lands and waters managed to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat.
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 The provided guidelines and directives for administration and management of all areas in National Wildlife Refuge system including "wildlife refuges, areas for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife that are threatened with extinction, wildlife ranges, game ranges, wildlife management areas, and waterfowl production areas."
National Wilms Tumor Study Group The National Wilms Tumor Study Group (NWTS) is a cancer research cooperative group in the United States formed to study a type of kidney tumor that affects children called Wilms' tumor. In 2001, NWTS merged with several other pediatric oncology cooperative groups to create the Children's Oncology Group (COG).
National Wine Centre of Australia The National Wine Centre of Australia (commonly the "Wine Centre") is situated at the end of North Terrace, Adelaide's 'cultural boulevard', in the East Adelaide Parklands and adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
National Winter Ales Festival The National Winter Ales Festival (often shortened to NWAF) is a yearly event organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The purpose of the event is to showcase the best winter ales (for example stouts and porters) in the UK.
National Woman's Party The National Woman's Party (NWP), was a women's organization founded in 1913 that fought for women's rights during the early 20th century in the United States, particularly for the right to vote on the same terms as men and against employment discrimination. In contrast to other organizations, such as the National American Women Suffrage Association, which focused on lobbying individual states and from which the NWP split, the NWP put its priority on the passage of a constitutional amendment ensuring women's suffrage.
National Women's Day National Women's Day is an annual public holiday in South Africa on August 9. This commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the "pass", special identification documents which curtailed an African's freedom of movement during the apartheid era.
National Women's Football Association The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) is a full-contact American football league for women. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played each other 4 times in exhibition games.
National Women's Hall of Fame The National Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1969 by a group of people in Seneca Falls, New York, the location of the first American women's rights convention, now known to historians as the 1848 Women's Rights Convention. The Hall honors women in the United States who have contributed greatly to society.
National Women's Hockey League [National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) is the highest level of women's ice hockey] in the world. The league was established in [[1999 in sports|1999, and consists of eleven teams in Canada and one in Minnesota.
National Women's Law Center The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) is a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization. Through litigation and policy initiatives, the Center strives to improve the lives of women and their families in the areas of health, employment, family economic security, and education.
National Women's Lobby Group The National Women's Lobby Group (NWLG, sometimes written Zambian National Women's Lobby, ZNWL) is an Zambian organization whose mission is to "bridge the gender gap in political decision making by advocating for increased women's participation and representation"
National Women's Political Caucus The National Women's Political Caucus was formed in the USA 1971 by Betty Friedan with a goal of increasing the number of women involved in politics, including running for office and serving as delegates to national conventions. It gives money and support to female candidates.
National Women's Service The National Women's Service (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de la Mujer), or SERNAM is a public service in Chile, a funcionally decentralized organization, with its own funding, which is part of the cabinet-level Ministry of Planning and Cooperation under the President of Chile, created January 3, 1991 by the Law N° 19,023, with the goal of promoting the equality of men and women.
National Woodcutters Rally – Democratic The National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila (French: Rassemblement National des Bûcherons), also known as the National Woodcutters' Rally - Democratic (Rassemblement national des Bûcherons - Démocratique), is a political party in Gabon. It is a dissident faction of the National Woodcutters Rally, founded 1991 Fr.
National Workers' Union of Afghanistan The National Workers' Union of Afghanistan (NUWA) was the sole labour body of Afghanistan, from 1990 until the Mujahideen rose to power in 1992. Previous to 1990 the Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions (CCATU) fulfilled the same role.
National Workshops NATIONAL WORKSHOPS (French Ateliers Nationaux), the term applied to the workshops established to provide work for the unemployed by the French provisional government after the revolution of 1848. The political crisis which resulted in the abdication of Louis Philippe was naturally followed in Paris, by an acute industrial crisis and this following the general agricultural and commercial distress which had prevailed throughout 1847.
National World War II Museum The National World War II Museum, formerly known as the National D-Day Museum, is a museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, at the corner of Andrew Higgins and Magazine Street. It focuses on the United States contribution to victory in World War II, and the Battle of Normandy in particular.
National Wrestling Association The National Wrestling Association was an off-shoot of the National Boxing Association, formed to sanction professional wrestling. This NWA is not the same organization as the National Wrestling Alliance, which was formed in 1948.
National Wrestling Federation National Wrestling Federation was a wrestling promotion based in Buffalo, New York and owned by promoter Pedro Martinez (no relation to the baseball player) which operated from 1970 to 1974. Some of wrestling's biggest names wrestled here, including Abdullah the Butcher, Ox Baker, Johnny Valentine, Ernie Ladd and others.
National Writers Union National Writers Union (NWU), founded on November 19, 1981, is the trade union in the United States for freelance and contract writers: journalists, book and short fiction authors, business and technical writers, web content providers, and poets. Organized into 17 local chapters nationwide, it has been Local 1981 of the United Automobile Workers, AFL-CIO since merging with them in 1992.
National Young Writers' Festival The National Young Writers' Festival (NYWF) occurs annually in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the country's largest gathering of young and innovative writers working in both new and traditional forms including zines, comics, blogging, screenwriting, poetry, spoken word, hip hop music, journalism, autobiography, comedy, songwriting and prose.
National Youth Agency The National Youth Agency (NYA) is an independent public agency in the United Kingdom which deals with policy development and providing publications and information services to youth workers in the field. It gets its funding from a number of sources including the Local Government Association and the Department for Education and Skills.
National Youth Alliance The National Youth Alliance (NYA) was a right-wing political organization founded on November 15, 1968 at the Army and Navy Club by Willis Carto, head of the right-wing Liberty Lobby.The aim of the group was to recruit students to counter liberal and Marxist] groups on college campuses like [[Students for a Democratic Society.
National Youth Council of Ireland The National Youth Council of Ireland also known as the NYCI is a representative body for Irish youth organisations, a role that is recognised in the 2001 Youth Work Act. Currently there are 43 national youth organisations who are full member of the NYCI, another 10 organisations have corresponding or observer status.
National Youth Council of Singapore The National Youth Council of Singapore (Malay : Majlis Belia Kebangsaan Singapura) otherwise known as the National Youth Council (NYC) is a division of the People's Association. It was set up by the Singapore Government on 1 November 1989 as the national co-ordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore which aims to develop a vibrant, highly-connected and self-sustaining youth sector to nurture the youth to be ready for the world.
National Youth Choir of Great Britain The National Youth Choir of Great Britain is recognised as one of the most outstanding choirs of any kind in the world, the original and most senior of the regular choirs is for young people aged 16 - 22, taking them into advanced areas of choral repertoire and giving them experience of the highest standards of professional rehearsal and performance on courses in the UK and on international tours.
National Youth Choir of Scotland The National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS) was established in 1996 to provide a forum for young people to sing to the highest possible standards. Since then, the organisation has dramatically expanded its activities since then to include the NYCoS choir for singers aged 16-24, NYCoS Training Choir for less experienced singers aged 14-18, a National Boys Choir, our new National Girls Choir, a network of nine Area Choirs, books, music publications, CDs, in-service days and Singing Days.
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain The National Youth Choir of Great Britain is recognised as one of the most outstanding choirs of any kind in the world, the original and most senior of the regular choirs is for young people aged 16 - 22, taking them into advanced areas of choral repertoire and giving them experience of the highest standards of professional rehearsal and performance on courses in the UK and on international tours.
National Youth Leadership Training National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) leadership development training program designed to teach scouts how to become better leaders. The program was designed with the hope that scouts trained at NYLT will learn leadership skills that can be used within their home unit, and also in everyday life to improve their leadership potential.
National Youth Music Theatre The London-based National Youth Music Theatre or NYMT is the United Kingdom's leading organisation for young people in the field of musical theatre. It runs acting auditions, workshops, drama courses and actual music theatre productions.
National Youth Orchestra The National Youth Orchestra (full name National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; abbreviation NYO) is a symphony orchestra drawn from the best British teenage instrumentalists and composers. It was founded in 1947 by Ruth Railton (later Dame Ruth King).
National Youth Rights Association The National Youth Rights Association, or NYRA, is the largest Youth Rights group in the United States, with several thousand members. NYRA proposes lessening and removing various legal restrictions that are imposed on young people but not adults, for example, the voting age, drinking age, curfews, and the like.
National Youth Science Camp The 'National Youth Science Camp' is a science education based camp that takes place in the Monongahela National Forest in the state of West Virginia intended for high performing students who intend to pursue a career in the sciences, engineering or mathematics. It is administered by the National Youth Science Foundation, created in 1983 to administer the camp.
National Youth Science Forum The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is an Australian programme dedicated to exposing year eleven students who are heading into year twelve and are thinking about a career in science, engineering and related disciplines to major scientific institutions and researchers, so that they may make more informed choices for their future endeavours. They are also given training in time management, interview skills and public speaking.
National Youth Service The National Youth Service was a heavily-criticized program implemented by the government of Seychelles. It was formerly compulsory and included traditional educational curriculum, political education and paramilitary training.
National Youth String Orchestra of Scotland The National Youth String Orchestra of Scotland and its Training School were established in 1969 to give young string players of a wide range of abilities the opportunity to play, in large string orchestras, music which perhaps they would not be able to experience in their local situation. The works studied and performed are from the rich string repertoire stretching from the 17th century to the present day.
National Youth Theatre The London-based National Youth Theatre or NYT is the United Kingdom's leading organisation for young people in the field of theatre. It runs acting auditions, workshops, drama courses and actual theatre productions.
National-Bolshevik Party The National Bolshevik Party (Russian: Национал-больŃевиŃŃ‚Ńкая партия) (also known as Nazbol) is a political party, (currently banned in Russia) which is dedicated to the ideology of National Bolshevism. Although the Party was liquidated by a lower court in June 2005, the Russian Supreme Court overturned the ban in August, just two months later.
National-Louis University National-Louis University is a Chicago-based multi-campus institution with a strong history of preparing teachers and educational leaders. Currently operates campuses in Chicago, Elgin, Skokie, Lisle and Wheeling Illinois as well as in McLean, Virginia, Washington DC, and Wisconsin.
Nationalencyklopedin Nationalencyklopedin (NE) is the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia, initiated by a government grant. The printed version consists of 20 volumes with 172,000 articles; the Internet version is slightly larger (260,000 articles as of June 2005).
Nationalism Nationalism is an ideology "Nationalism I would define as an ideology claiming that a given human population has a natural solidarity based on shared history and a common destiny. This collective identity as a historically constituted “people” crucially entails the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community.
Nationalism (music) Nationalism in music refers to the use of materials that are identifiable as national or regional. This includes the direct use of folk music, and the use of melodies, rhythms, and harmonies inspired by folk music.
Nationalism and ancient history Nationalist ideologies frequently employ results of archaeology, ancient history and historical linguistics as propaganda, often significantly distorting them to fit their aims, cultivating national mythologies and national mysticism.
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict: Current Controversies Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict is a book, in the Current Controversies series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on five central questions about nationalism and ethnic conflict: whether nationalism is beneficial; whether ethnic violence is ever justified; what the causes of ethnic conflict are; whether nations should intervene in ethnic conflicts; and how can ethnic conflict be prevented? It was edited by Charles P.
Nationalism and sport Nationalism and sport are often intertwined, as sports provide a venue for symbolic competition between nations; sports competition often reflects national conflict, and in fact has often been a tool of diplomacy. The involvement of political goals in sport is seen by some as contrary to the fundamental ethos of sport being carried on for its own sake, for the enjoyment of its participants, but this involvement has been true throughout the history of sport.
Nationalism in the United States The United States is generally considered to be a nation-state, although supporters of American exceptionalism may prefer to see it as a unique type of state. The country clearly has a sense of national identity and history, Americans refer to an 'American people', ' and patriotism is prominent in public life.
Nationalist activism The Nationalist activism was an elitist political movement of the early 20th century in Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic countries. The Activists advocated in brief a close cooperation with Imperial Germany, and active support of Germany's military aims — primarily directed against Imperial Russia, Bolshevist Russia and the Soviet Union.
Nationalist anarchism Nationalist anarchism (also called anarcho-nationalism) is an umbrella term covering various political viewpoints which seek to unite nationalism and anarchism, two ideologies which emerged in Europe following the French Revolution.
Nationalist and Integrationist Front The Nationalist and Integrationist Front (FNI) is a militia group comprised of ethnic Lendu in the Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The FNI is also known by its original French name, the Front des Nationalistes et Intégrationnistes.
Nationalist Conservative The label Nationalist Conservative was used by three Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament (MPs) and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation of the Conservative Party or as a result of disputes with the party.
Nationalist Democratic Action Nationalist Democratic Action (in Spanish: Acción Democrática Nacionalista) is a right-wing party in Bolivia led by Jorge Quiroga. ADN was founded on March 23 1979 by the military dictator Hugo Banzer after he stepped down from power.
Nationalist Foreign Volunteers Right-wing idealists from across Europe volunteered to fight for Nationalist Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Aside from those soldiers fighting with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany the most notable were the Irish Brigade, under General Eoin O'Duffy, a contingent from the French fascist Croix de Feu and many Salazar loyalists from neighbouring Portugal.
Nationalist China Nationalist China was an informal phrase to describe the Republic of China government in Taiwan during the Cold War. It was named so due to the Nationalist Party which ruled in Taiwan and to distinguish it from Communist China (the People's Republic of China) on the Chinese mainland.
Nationalist Left - Youth Nationalist Left - Youth (in Galician: Esquerda Nacionalista - Mocidade) is the youth wing of Nationalist Left (EN), one of the member parties of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG). It organizes the young party members.
Nationalist Movement The Nationalist Movement is a controversial Mississippi-based organization that advocates what it calls a "pro-majority" position. It has been called "white supremacist" by the Associated Press and Anti-Defamation League, among others.
Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party (also translated as 'Nationalist Action Party') (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (MHP)), is a far-right nationalist (or fascist) political party in Turkey. The use of the word Hareket (Movement) is similar to Bewegung and Movimento.
Nationalist Party (Ireland) The Nationalist Party was a term commonly used to describe a number of parliamentary political parties and constituency organisations supportive of Home Rule for Ireland from 1874 to 1922. It was also the name of the main Irish nationalist party in Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1978.
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