Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - GoodreadsI am giving this book three stars only because it is a seminal work in the field of historical studies and because it did encapsulate some great basic ideas. However, I found myself completely bogged ...
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Ralowe Ampu - Goodreadsthis text is confusing. the point seems to be that the nation is merely a social ordering technology that is fun to dismiss, yet the writer frequently refers to nationalities as knowable entities ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Reed - GoodreadsBenedict Anderson's "Imagined Communities" is a very solid constructivist account on the origin, dissemination, and persistence of nationalism, and a strong reminder of the force that nationalism has ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Michelle - GoodreadsHaving not been schooled too much in political science but heavily in Linguistics and languages, I found Arnold's thesis on the origin of nationalism, relying heavily on an imagined linguistic ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Gina - GoodreadsMy friend saw this book on my desk and said, "Oh! that is such OLD news!" ehem... Ben Anderson's book has influenced an entire generation of critics of nations and nationalisms. The book reads well (I ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Hamad - GoodreadsThis is a very important, but difficult read. Even though the author mentions that he did not want to introduce any academic lingo, it is still difficult to comprehend at times, and the academic ... Read full review
