Rise of the Modern Nation State

In this module, we look at the rise of the modern nation state by reading an excerpt from Benedict Anderson's Imagined Community. 

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• Gibbons, Ann. (2017) “Busting Myths of Origin” Science Magazine vol 356 Issue 6339 May 19, 2017. pp. 678-681. 

• Anderson, Benedict. 1991. Excerpt Imagined Communities (2nd ed). Verso. (12pgs) 

• YouTube - NYT - How Nations Make Up Identities 

• YouTube - Theories of Nationalism and National Identity 

Suggested Readings

• full book Imagined Communities

• Founding Myths of Other Countries