Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition

A new edition of the definitive book on nationalism?over a quarter of a million copies sold worldwide.

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. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; A short-lived idea?; The thesis: "Nations" are imagined communities. They don't exist per se, as we will never know the overwhelming majority of our fellow compatriots. Nations don't respect ethnicity, religion, or preferences. They are not entities formed...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-06-2009; A much more nuanced modernist take on Nationalism; While ostensibly a modernist, Anderson's "Imagined Communities" differs from his peers as he, like the primordialists before him, believes that language is central to creating a sense of community or nationalism, although language was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-24-2009; Very good; I received this product earlier than I expected to. The book was in very good condition. Overall this seller is very reliable.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-23-2008; A must-read; No need to comment. This is one of the classics and a must for any student of nationalism. Even if you don't agree with Anderson's account on the origins of nationalism, you still have to read it.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; A short-lived idea?; The thesis: "Nations" are imagined communities. They don't exist per se, as we will never know the overwhelming majority of our fellow compatriots. Nations don't respect ethnicity, religion, or preferences. They are not entities formed...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-29-2008; Insightful but dry.; This book is something of a classic of sociology but not a light read. Very briefly, the thesis of "Imagined Communities" is that political nations are the creation of modern communication networks (definition of modern: post-Gutenberg)....; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-13-2007; Unreadable Gibberish; Though some interesting and provocative ideas are presented shedding some light on the idea of the rise of nationalism, this was largely a poorly written book that will not add an iota of understanding to what motivates human behavior.; read full review | report as inappropriate