“Can such goodness be profitably discarded?” Benedict Anderson and the politics of nationalism.
(2007)
Book Chapter
Wollman, H., & Spencer, P. (2007). “Can such goodness be profitably discarded?” Benedict Anderson and the politics of nationalism. In A. McCleery, & B. Brabon (Eds.), The Influence of Benedict Anderson (1-20). Merchiston Press
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