7/8/2023 0 Comments Anderson imagined communitiesThat has been the nature of organic nation-building for millennia and Anderson certainly foresaw no great change coming in that process. Once a country manages to formulate from the imagination into the concrete, the inevitable process of nationalism begins. Somewhat importantly before diving into an analysis of Anderson’s landmark work is to grasp the understanding that what he was talking about at the time was more along the lines of creating a conceptual nation-a virtual country, if you will-as projections of Anderson reminds us, nations are imaginatively projected before they are realized. "It is imagined because the members of even the smallest nation will never know most of their fellow-members, meet them, or even hear of them, yet in the minds of each lives the image of their communion” (Anderson, 1991). What does Benedict Anderson mean by the concept of “imagined communities” anyway? Well, if we go straight to the horse’s mouth, here’s the skinny on the meaning of that admittedly rather lofty proposition: We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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