Nationalism - Gellner Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
When does Gellner write nations and nationalisms?
A
1983
2
Q
What does Gellner define nationalism as?
A
Not nations awakening to self-consciousness but it invents nations where they do not exist
3
Q
What is Anderson’s critique of how Gellner understands the nation?
A
Assimilates invention to falsity rather than imagining and creation
Implies true communities exist
Communities should be distinguished by the style they are imagined in, not be falsity or genuineness
