"Imagined Communities" is a concept propounded by
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A.
Gayathri Spivak
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B.
Ashish Nandy
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C.
Benedict Anderson
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D.
Walter Benjamin
Correct Answer:
C. Benedict Anderson
Explanation:
The correct answer is Benedict Anderson. In his 1983 book "Imagined Communities," Anderson defines a nation as a socially constructed community, imagined by the people who perceive themselves as part of that group. He argues that nations are "imagined" because members will never know most of their fellows, yet in the minds of each lives the image of their communion. This concept transformed the study of nationalism by highlighting how print capitalism and shared language allowed individuals to identify with millions of others across vast distances.
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