Study Guide: Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson (Unabridged‪)‬

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This audio study guide for Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as nationalism, print capitalism, imperialism, and post-colonialism. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Imagined Communities is a work of critical theory that investigates the emergence of the nation state and identifies the historical transformations that made it possible to think of the nation as a new form of community - from its origins in the late 18th century to the present.

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