Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition
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.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 30, 2007 Type: User Review |
Cum bay ah
This book is typical marxist/internationalist nonsense. Anderson's apparently brilliant revelation seems to be that "nations" are artificial constructs or "imagined" entities. Well, duh. All civilization is essentially artificial in the sense that...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 20, 2007 Type: User Review |
New Edition disappointing
I was disappointed in this 'new edition', because it is a missed opportunity.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
Update Needed, New Wars To Contemplate!!!
I certainly recommend this book, for a quick and easy read. If communism or fascism is a topic of interest then this book would be a great addition.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 11, 2007 Type: User Review |
A readable, detailed analysis...
Required reading for a high-level history course I took, "Imagined Communities" surprised me in how readable it was. The information is dense, however, but Anderson -- once you adjust to his style -- manages to avoid making it overwhelming.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 20, 2006 Type: User Review |
Good book, but nothing new in this edition
The Amazon.com review states that, "[i]n this greatly anticipated revised edition, Anderson updates and elaborates" his arguments first included in the 1991 edition and "revisits these fundamental ideas, showing how their relevance has been tested...
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