It is equally useful as a guide to the religious and nationalist emotions at play in the arms race on the Indian subcontinent.
In Europe, where nationalist emotions often run high at soccer matches, violence is even more common.
But to religion have been added nationalist emotions.
It was men: ambitious men who stirred up extreme nationalist emotions as a way to power.
Indeed, food safety now seems to be one of the easiest places for ugly nationalist emotions to hide.
The parliamentary elections provided the first opportunity for this new nationalist emotion to show its strength at the polls.
American runners may be slower, but they give better interviews, attract more coverage and provide a focus for the nationalist emotions of some racing spectators.
To pander to extreme nationalist emotions is another matter.
That kind of feeling breeds resentment, especially when accompanied by reawakened nationalist emotions.
Beijing's bellicose handling of that incident aroused nationalist emotions on both sides of the Pacific.