An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities: Imagined Communities

ISBN-13: 9781912303168 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 104 str.

Xidias, Jason

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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