Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
Number of Pages
160
Edition
First Edition
ISBN-10
0860917592
ISBN-13
9780860917595
SKU
9780860917595
Description
Anderson's essay shows how the European processes of inventing nationalism were transported to the Third World through colonialism and were adapted by subject races in Latin America and Asia.
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