Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - William Thompson - GoodreadsFor those who remember my orientation in postmodern studies, you could predict my fascination for this book. Postmodernism, you will recall, is a rejection of the linear evidence for a particular ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - GoodreadsMike told me I dont have to read a book from its front to back, I just have to read those chapters I find interesting and relevant to my research/interests. The rest of the chapters might not be ...
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Chelsea Szendi - GoodreadsIt's sad when once-provocative texts become enshrined: they die a little for it. B. Anderson's "Imagined Communities" gets kicked about so much in seminars and discussions it's almost redundant to ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Michael - GoodreadsThis book puts forth a simple thesis: that nations exist only in the minds of those who comprise them. It suggests that certain developments of modern culture (such as printed news, censuses, and ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Dan - Goodreadsthis is a great, readable-but-dense look at the idea of the nation, and how it came to organize the vast majority of political action in the 20th (and i guess now the 21st) century. anderson's book ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Manuel - GoodreadsStandard work on the origins of nationalism. "Creole Pioneers" is a revealing chapter. It demonstrates that nationalism is not language or ethnic based. Just look at what happened in the Spanish-American revolutions from 1806-1821. Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Dan - GoodreadsArgues clearly and poetically that identities are constructed through shared media. Examines how newspapers and other media create a shared identity with people never met. Pros: Excellent writing, clear argument, and historical evidence (almost exclusively) from the Spanish-speaking world. Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Lauren - GoodreadsAsserted as a Marxist text, Anderson attempts to revise readings of the development of nationalism in attempt to sort out the possibilities its offers for a Marxist agenda. Most importantly, Anderson ... Read full review
Review: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
User Review - Vip Vinyaratn - GoodreadsBen Anderson is one of the most cited and recited scholars in almost every department in my university. 'Imagined Communities' is a "must-read" for history and social science students, espeacially ... Read full review
