Imagining Communities
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 a...
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 a...