Imagined Communities: Reflections On The Origin And Spread Of Nationalism is a definitive book on nationalism in which bestselling author Benedict Anderson introduces the readers to this new field of study. In this book, the author elaborates on the very trivial question: what makes people die and kill in the name of nations? The author portrays how nationalism born in America was adopted by the imperialists in Europe and by the anti-imperialist resistances in Asia and Africa. He further explores the interaction between capitalism and printing and the eventual birth of vernacular languages. This book is essential for students of polity and international relations.

About Benedict Anderson
Benedict Anderson is a professor of International Studies at Cornell University. He is also the author of best-selling books Language and Power: Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesia, The Spectre of Comparisons, and Under Three Flags: Anarchism and Anti-Colonial Imagination.