![]() ![]() Anderson argues that nationalism comes into being based on economical equity of the people and once established, it is difficult to take it away.Īnderson further argues that nationalism is the basic component of modernity and that loyalty to race or specific class is only secondary to nationalism. ![]() He supports this argument by giving a historical account of the Soviet Union’s disintegration into smaller nations, which has rendered nation-states irrelevant (Anderson 1991, p.5).īy this, he suggests that Marxism only works when there is recognition of nationalism. ![]() He further argues that revolutions have negative implications on nations and nationalism. He rejects the Marxist theories on nationalism based on the war between Cambodia, China, and Vietnam countries that uphold the Marxist ideologies. He emphasizes imagination plays an important part in creating a national identity. Anderson insists that the “end of the era of nationalism” is prevalent with the current globalization. ![]()
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