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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsImagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalismby Benedict Anderson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Imagined Communities, Benedict Anderson"s brilliant book on nationalism, forged a new field of study when it first appeared in 1983. Since then it has sold over a quarter of a million copies and is widely considered the most important book on the subject. In this greatly anticipated revised edition, Anderson updates and elaborates on the core question: what makes people live and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? Anderson examines the creation and global spread of the 'imagined communities" of nationality, and explores the processes that created these communities: the territorialization of religious faiths, the decline of antique kinship, the interaction between capitalism and print, the development of secular languages-of-state, and changing conceptions of time and space. He shows how an originary nationalism born in the Americas was adopted by popular movements in Europe, by imperialist powers, and by the movements of anti-imperialist resistance in Asia and Africa. In a new afterword, Anderson examines the extraordinary influence of Imagined Communities, and the book's international publication and reception, from the end of the Cold War era to the present day. Synopsis:The definitive book on nationalism'"over a quarter of a million copies sold worldwide. Synopsis:The definitive, bestselling book on the origins of nationalism, and the processes that have shaped it.
Synopsis:This is a book to be owned and read, re-read, and treasured.
Synopsis:Imagined Communities, Benedict Anderson's brilliant book on nationalism, forged a new field of study when it first appeared in 1983. Since then it has sold over a quarter of a million copies and is widely considered the most important book on the subject. In this greatly anticipated revised edition, Anderson updates and elaborates on the core question: what makes people live, die and kill in the name of nations? He shows how an originary nationalism born in the Americas was adopted by popular movements in Europe, by imperialist powers, and by the anti-imperialist resistances in Asia and Africa, and explores the way communities were created by the growth of the nation-state, the interaction between capitalism and printing, and the birth of vernacular languages-of-state. Anderson revisits these fundamental ideas, showing how their relevance has been tested by the events of the past two decades. About the AuthorBenedict Andersonis Aaron L. Binenkorp Professor of International Studies Emeritus at Cornell University. He is editor of the journal Indonesiaand author of Java in a Time of Revolution, The Spectre of Comparisons: Nationalism, Southeast Asia, and the Worldand Imagined Communities. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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