imagined communities

Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism

The author of this book integrates comparative history, historical sociology, textual analysis, and anthropology to propose a new theoretical paradigm, embodying the Copernican Revolution, for explaining the question of nation and nationalism. This book considers nation, ethnic identity, and nationalism as "special cultural artifacts" as its starting point, with this particular artifact being the "imagined community." The author then demonstrates the historical process by which nationalism first emerged in the Americas and then gradually spread to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

2016-08-01

上海人民出版社

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9787208138490