Imagined Communities - Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (2006) {VTS}

Title: Imagined Communities - Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Revised Edition)
Author: Benedict Anderson
Category: Academics/Nationalism/History/Politics
Publisher: Verso; Revised edition (November 17, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1844670864
ISBN-13: 978-1844670864



Promotional info/Publisher's summary - "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."

Reviews:
“Sparkling, readable, densely packed.” -Peter Worsley, The Guardian

“[A] brilliant little book.” -Neal Ascherson, The Observer

“Anderson’s knowlege of a vast range of relevant historical literature is most impressive; his presentation of the gist of it is both masterly and lucid.” -Edmund Leach, The New Statesman

This torrent contains an excellent digital scan of the revised edition of the book, in PDF format. The front cover image is also included (though different than the plain white on the included copy). Please seed, and enjoy.

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