false 82408 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236m/82408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236s/82408.jpg 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.]]> 399136 8 388581 book 1983 Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism total:797|5:238|4:353|3:169|2:32|1:5| 797 3178 1198 92 47088 3.96 881 114 886074 69330 82408 1844670864 9781844670864 22 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236m/82408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236s/82408.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82408.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism_New_Edition 3.91 191 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.]]> 1983 4 3 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 25 18:24:29 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 26 08:57:27 -0700 2007
Pros: Excellent writing, clear argument, and historical evidence (almost exclusively) from the Spanish-speaking world...]]> 16826499 705880 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 4.01 579 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 5 3 false Sun Mar 02 08:47:03 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 08:48:15 -0800 2008 27097713 714416 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 4 1 false Sun Jul 13 00:50:29 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 00:53:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2060368 28842 82408 1844670864 9781844670864 22 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236m/82408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236s/82408.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82408.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism_New_Edition 3.99 797 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.]]> 1983 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 15:18:45 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 10:59:37 -0700 2007
It will truly make you think about history in a novel way once you do u...more...]]> 2302642 148576 82408 1844670864 9781844670864 22 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236m/82408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236s/82408.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82408.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism_New_Edition 3.99 797 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.]]> 1983 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 12:05:45 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 19:02:44 -0700 2007 Ben Anderson's book has influenced an entire generation of critics of nations and nationalisms. The book reads well (I enjoy the obvious pleasure with which he writes) and is still fresh to new readers l...more...]]> 52475671 1938544 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Apr 13 05:06:33 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 05:20:07 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 62649079 94602 82408 1844670864 9781844670864 22 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236m/82408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236s/82408.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82408.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism_New_Edition 3.99 797 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.]]> 1983 5 2 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 12:02:04 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 07:04:46 -0700 2009 Imagined Communities may be over twenty five years old now, but that doesn't make it any less relevant, even had he not added on the chapters (as interesting as they were) that he adjusted himself with later on, after the fall of the USSR and later with his new ideas on the topic...more...]]> 61547325 1792283 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 0 0 true Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 15:09:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 20:06:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 17498300 463791 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 4 1 false Tue Mar 11 04:17:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 04:18:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 58101172 2370826 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Mon Jun 01 15:45:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 15:48:43 -0700 2009
(I took a graduate course in Cultural Anthropology on ethnicity and nationalism, where we read a tremendous amount of the current academic thinking on related topics, and I found nearly all of it appallingly ...more...]]> 44909588 257880 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 4 0 false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 30 18:49:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 18:55:11 -0800 2009 awesome, classy cover. This moustache one doesn't look like it could be the same book!

This book contains *fascinating* ideas about how a community develops a sense of national identity. Unfortunately you have t...more...]]> 37081686 153826 82408 1844670864 9781844670864 22 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236m/82408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236s/82408.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82408.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism_New_Edition 3.99 797 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.]]> 1983 5 0 false Thu Nov 06 19:17:08 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 20:04:31 -0800 2008 Academic Library Book Review: "This is a book to be owned, read, re-read and treasured", dan oleh karenanya ada 3 review pula.
ini edisi terbarunya (2008).
Ben Anderson menambahkan bab penutup berjudul "Travel and Traffic"...more...]]> 25658378 179205 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 4 0 false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 08:20:13 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 09:17:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2112624 12714 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 08:03:41 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 08:40:40 -0700 2007 more...]]> 65614649 2333669 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 3 0 false Thu Jul 30 21:11:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 21:11:16 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 22436020 1160349 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 5 0 false Mon Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat May 17 11:16:15 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 11:19:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 73165826 1721356 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 5 0 false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 19:47:13 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:11:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 57617934 782849 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 0 0 false Thu May 28 09:37:52 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 09:40:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45428919 655434 399136 0860915468 9780860915461 65 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579m/399136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174433579s/399136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399136.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism 3.99 797 In selecting the genealogy of "thinking" the nation, Anderson chooses his trajectory well--thankfully reading not only from the social history of Europe, but also from the experiences of its colonies and other states across the globe (the armed conflicts of 1978--79 Indochina provided the immediate impetus for the original 1983 text). It is especially these states which Anderson's later revisions address, with his wise realisation that so-called "official nationalism" in colonised Asia and Africa was not transplanted without intervention from that of the dynastic states of 19th-century Europe. When dealing with such an emotive subject, Anderson thankfully avoids favouring rhetoric over grounded analysis. He thoroughly explains the role of print language in imagining community, particularly with the development of the novel set in a society to which the reader may or may not belong, but can recognise, and the newspaper, which, perhaps replacing morning prayers, is read every day by people who have a sense of their fellow readers' existence.

The power of Imagined Communities ultimately lies in its applied resonances. The force of the argument of an "imagined community" is not only invaluable to sociologists or political economists, but it implicates each of us in compelling notions of identity and belonging whether our imagined community is with a nation or with others who buy, listen to and watch the same cultural products as ourselves. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of the present. --Fiona Buckland

]]> 1983 4 0 false Wed Feb 04 22:00:35 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 22:02:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42876254 78418 82408 1844670864 9781844670864 22 <![CDATA[Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236m/82408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216007236s/82408.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82408.Imagined_Communities_Reflections_on_the_Origin_and_Spread_of_Nationalism_New_Edition 3.99 797 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.]]> 1983 3 0 false Tue Jan 13 00:26:37 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 00:26:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=82408