The definitive, bestselling book on the origins and development of nationalism. Imagined Communities, Benedict Anderson's brilliant book on nationalism, forged a new field of study when it first appeared in 1983. Since then it has sold over a quarter of a million copies and is widely considered the most important book on the subject. In this greatly anticipated revised edition, Anderson update…
How nationalism has shaped the political and cultural landscape of Southeast Asia. “‘Come, let us build a Third Kingdom, and in this Third Reich, hey, sisters, you will live happily; hey, brothers, you will live happily; hey, kids, you will live happily; hey, you German patriots, you will see Germany sitting enthroned above all the peoples in this world.’ How clever Hitler was, brothers …
In this sparkling new work, Benedict Anderson provides a radical recasting of themes from Imagined Communities, his classic book on nationalism, through an exploration of fin-de-siecle politics and culture that spans the Caribbean, Imperial Europe and the South China Sea. A jewelled pomegranate packed with nitroglycerine is primed to blow away Manila's 19th-century colonial elite at …
Buku karya Benedict Anderson ini menganalisis secara intensif dan rinci asal mula revolusi Indonesia, dan dengan itu mengungkapkan ciri-ciri penting yang tidak begitu tampak dalam uraian mengenai revolusi-revolusi modern lainnya. Ia memperlihatkan betapa pola sosial-politik revolusi Indonesia itu menyimpang dari pola-pola sosial-politik revolusi modern lainnya, dan bahwa pecahnya revolusi Indo…
The world-famous work on the origins and development of nationalism The full magnitude of Benedict Anderson’s intellectual achievement is still being appreciated and debated. Imagined Communities remains the most influential book on the origins of nationalism, filling the vacuum that previously existed in the traditions of Western thought. Cited more often than any other single English-langu…
An intellectual memoir by the author of the acclaimed Imagined Communities Born in China, Benedict Anderson spent his childhood in California and Ireland, was educated in England and finally found a home at Cornell University, where he immersed himself in the growing field of Southeast Asian studies. He was expelled from Suharto’s Indonesia after revealing the military to be behind the attem…
In this lively book, Benedict R. O'G. Anderson explores the cultural and political contradictions that have arisen from two critical facts in Indonesian history: that while the Indonesian nation is young, the Indonesian nation is ancient originating in the early seventeenth-century Dutch conquests; and that contemporary politics are conducted in a new language. Bahasa I…
With remarkable scope and in scrupulous detail, Professor Anderson analyzes the Indonesian revolution of 1945. Against the background of Javanese culture and the Japanese occupation, he explores the origins of the revolutionary youth groups, the military, and the political parties to challenge conventional interpretations of revolutionary movements in Asia. The author emphasizes that the critic…
Benedict Anderson dalam buku ini banyak mengeksplorasi tentang revolusi di Indonesia pada periode tahun 1945. Ia mengeksplorasi asal-usul kelompok-kelompok revolusioner pemuda, militer, dan partai politik dengan sudut pandang dan perincian yang detail. Disini dijelaskan dijelaskan bahwa revolusi banyak dipengaruhi oleh semangat yang luar biasa dari golongan muda dan beberapa hal seman…
Lahir di Tiongkok, Benedict Anderson menghabiskan masa kecilnya di California dan Irlandia, bersekolah di Inggris, sebelum akhirnya masuk ke Cornell University dan membawa kajian Indonesia dan Asia Tenggara mendunia. Di buku ini, Anderson mengisahkan kehidupannya yang tak menutup diri dari dunia: latar belakang era, keluarga, dan pendidikan yang membuatnya terpapar pada asyiknya belajar …
Benedict Anderson: Riddles of Yellow and Red The bitter oppositions of Thai politics can seem strangely lacking in ideological substance. How might they be explained? In one of his last lectures, Benedict Anderson considers a crucial but overlooked factor: divisions within the country’s Sino-Thai communities. Mike Davis: The Coming Desert Episodes from the history of climate science, where…
This valuable title, in print for over thirty years, provides a lasting contribution to our understanding of Javanese society. Insight comes through an analysis of wayang (Javanese shadow plays), not just as theater but in a broader social context. The revised edition has been completely reformatted and the quality of the rich artwork has been enhanced. 1997. 104 pages. 65 illustrations.
Di Bawah Tiga Bendera adalah karya brilian yang sungguh original, eksplorasi menggetarkan tentang keterkaitan saling-silang antara perjuangan kemerdekaan di tingkat nasional dengan arus politik di tingkat global.
What makes people love and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? In this important work, Benedict Anderson focuses a much-needed clear eye on nationalism as cultural artefact, created and transformed through historical processes--a fated and thus pure attachment experienced every day through the connections language forges with a living and dead community. In selecting t…