Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Revised Edition) by Benedict Anderson

Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Revised Edition)

Benedict Anderson

224 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Revised Edition) by Benedict Anderson is a challenging read for anyone fascinated by the intricate dance of culture, politics, and identity, who seeks to understand the complex forces that shape our sense of belonging and the power of nationalism to unite and divide us.

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What makes people love and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? While many studies have been written on nationalist political movements, the sense of nationality--the personal and cultural feeling of belonging to a nation--has ...

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