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An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities Jason Xidias

An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities By Jason Xidias

An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities by Jason Xidias


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Some people imagine that nationhood is as old as civilization itself, but Anderson argues that nation and nationalism are products of the communication technologies of the modern age. With the invention and spread of printing, local languages gradually replaced Latin as the language of print.

An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities Summary

An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities by Jason Xidias

Benedict Anderson's 1983 masterpiece Imagined Communities is a ground-breaking analysis of the origins and meanings of nations and nationalism.

A book that helped reshape the field of nationalism studies, Imagined Communities also shows the critical thinking skills of interpretation and analysis working at their highest levels. One crucial aspect of Anderson's work involves the apparently simple act of defining precisely what we mean when we say 'nation' or 'nationalism' - an interpretative step that is vital to the analysis he proceeds to carry out. For Anderson, it is clear that nations are not 'natural;' as historians and anthropologists are well aware, nations as we understand them are a relatively modern phenomenon, dating back only as far as around 1500. But if this is the case, how can we agree what a 'nation' is? Anderson's proposed definition is that they are imagined communities - comprising groups of people who regard themselves as belonging to the same community, even if they have never met, and have nothing in common otherwise.

The analysis that follows from this insight is all about examining and breaking down the historical processes that helped foster these communities - above all the birth of printing, and the development of capitalism. Brilliantly incisive, Anderson's analysis shows how good interpretative skills can form the foundations for compelling and original insight.

About Jason Xidias

Dr Jason Xidias has held positions at King's College London and the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

Ways in to the Text Who was Benedict Anderson? What does Imagined Communities Say? Why does Imagined Communities Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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NGR9781912127016
9781912127016
1912127016
An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities by Jason Xidias
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Macat International Limited
2017-07-04
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