Imagining Communities - Historical Reflections on the Process of Community Formation (Hardcover, 0)

In his groundbreaking Imagined Communities, first published in 1983, Benedict Anderson argued that members of a community experience a "deep, horizontal camaraderie." Despite being strangers, members feel connected in a web of imagined experiences. Yet while Anderson's insights have been hugely influential, they remain abstract: it is difficult to imagine imagined communities. How do they evolve and how is membership constructed cognitively, socially and culturally? How do individuals and communities contribute to group formation through the act of imagining? And what is the glue that holds communities together? Imagining Communities examines actual processes of experiencing the imagined community, exploring its emotive force in a number of case studies. Communal bonding is analysed, offering concrete insights on where and by whom the nation (or social group) is imagined and the role of individuals therein. Offering eleven empirical case studies, ranging from the premodern to the modern age, this volume looks at and beyond the nation and includes regional as well as transnational communities as well.

General

Imprint:	Amsterdam University Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Heritage and Memory Studies
Release date:	July 2018
Editors:	Gemma Blok • Vincent Kuitenbrouwer • Claire Weeda
Contributors:	Barbara Henkes • Suze Zijlstra • Lotte Jensen • Krisztina Lajosi • Klaas Stutje • Marleen Rensen • Niek Pas
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
Edition:	0
ISBN-13:	978-9462980037
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	9462980039
Barcode:	9789462980037

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