Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin an

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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (rev. ed.)

What makes people love & die for nations, as well

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By Benedict Anderson (au)
Year: 1991
Pages: 224
Binding Paperback
ISBN 0-86091-546-8

Product Code: 1422364038

Description

What makes people love & die for nations, as well as hate & kill in their name? The sense of nationality -- the personal & cultural feeling of belonging to a nation -- has not received much attention. Here, Anderson examines the creation & global spread of the ‘imagined communities’ of nationality. He explores the processes that created these communities: the territorialization of religious faiths, the decline of antique kingship, the interaction between capitalism & print, the development of vernacular languages-of-state, & changing conceptions of time. Shows how an imaginary nationalism born in the Americas was adopted by popular movements in Europe, by the imperialist powers, & by the anti-imperialist resistances in Asia & Africa.

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