| Grounds of Comparison: Around the Work of Benedict Anderson Contributor(s): Cheah, Pheng (Author), Culler, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415943353 ISBN-13: 9780415943352 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2003 Annotation: Benedict Anderson is best known for his book Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, one of the most influential works of the last twenty years. Read both by social scientists and humanists, Anderson has thought anew such questions as why people love and die for nations, how religious faith became a territorial issue, the interrelation of capitalism and print, and how forms of nationalism have been adapted and transformed in different situations. This volume, originally a special issue of the journal Diacritics, includes essays on Anderson's themes and ideas by such scholars as Andrew Parker, Lydia Liu, Doris Sommer, Harry Harootunian, Partha Chatterjee, David Hollinger, and Marc Redfield. Of particular interest is a substantial new essay by Benedict Anderson, written for this volume. "Grounds of" "Comparison" also includes an introduction by Pheng Cheah and Jonathan Culler. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism - Social Science |
| Dewey: 329.540 |
| LCCN: 2003013604 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.92" W x 9.54" (1.19 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Benedict Anderson, professor at Cornell and specialist in Southeast Asian studies, is best known for his book Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (1991). It is no understatement to say that this is one of the most influential books of the last twenty years. Widely read both by social scientists and humanists, it has become an unavoidable document. For people in the humanities, Anderson is particularly interesting because he explores the rise of nationalism in connection with the rise of the novel. |