Anderson and the Imagined Nation

Authors

  • Marc Sanjaume Calvet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28939/iam.debats.130-1.8

Abstract

This article synthetizes Anderson’s theory of nationalism and claims its validity to stateless nations. The author discusses diverse interpretations of the andersonian theory of nations as imagined communities. Anderson’s definition is portraited as
universal, realist and capable to encompass the different sides of nationalism as an oppressive or liberation movement. Finally, it concludes with a brief reflection on the complexity of national identity in the Catalan Countries from an Andersonian point of view.

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Published

2017-01-29

How to Cite

Sanjaume Calvet, M. (2017) “Anderson and the Imagined Nation”, Debats. Journal on culture, power and society, 130(1), pp. 81–85. doi: 10.28939/iam.debats.130-1.8.

Issue

Vol. 130 No. 1 (2016)

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