Name: The age of Globalization: Anarchists and the Anticolonial Imagination
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Author: Anderson, Benedict
ISBN: 9781781681442

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The age of Globalization: Anarchists and the Anticolonial Imagination

Type

Physical Book

Author

Benedict Anderson

Publisher

Verso

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 13.0 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9781781681442

Synopsis "The age of Globalization: Anarchists and the Anticolonial Imagination "

The exchange of ideas makes history as surely as the exchange of gunfire. The Age of Globalization (previously published as Under Three Flags) is an account of the unlikely connections that made up late nineteenth-century politics and culture. In particular, Benedict Anderson examines the links between militant anarchists in Europe and the Americas and the anti-imperialist uprisings in Cuba, China, and Japan. Told through the complex intellectual interactions of two great Filipino writers--the political novelist José Rizal and the pioneering folklorist Isabelo de los Reyes--The Age of Globalization is a brilliantly original work on how global networks shaped the nationalist movements of the time.

Benedict Anderson

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Benedict Anderson (Kunming, China, August 26, 1936 – Malang, Indonesia, December 13, 2015) was an American historian and political scientist whose name is fundamental in studies on modern nationalism. He gained international renown with his influential work Imagined Communities, where he proposed that nations are not natural or eternal entities, but social constructions formed through the press, shared language, and a collective memory. His concept of "imagined community" revolutionized the way nations are understood, highlighting how millions of people can feel part of the same group despite never meeting.

Throughout his extensive academic career, Anderson specialized in Southeast Asia, focusing his approach on countries like Indonesia and the Philippines. He was distinguished by his interdisciplinary and critical perspective, which merged history, politics, sociology, and cultural studies to address collective identity and national construction. His legacy has been celebrated both in the Anglo-Saxon world and in Asia, inspiring new generations of researchers and fueling the debate on the nature and evolution of national identities.

Anderson's work and thought continue to be key in disciplines such as history, sociology, and political science. His innovative outlook and penetrating analysis remain relevant among academics, scholars, and readers interested in understanding the processes that underpin the formation of contemporary communities and nations.

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