A Life Beyond Boundaries
A Memoir
Published on 29. April 2016
224 pages
978-1-78478-455-3 (ISBN)
Description
Benedict Anderson was one of the most respected thinkers on the history of nationalism. His acclaimed Imagined Communities is one of the most cited works in social science.
In A Life Beyond Boundaries, Anderson recounts a life spent open to the world. Born in China, he spent his childhood in California and Ireland, was educated in England and finally found a home at Cornell University, where he immersed himself in the growing field of Southeast Asian studies.
Here he reveals the joys of learning languages, the importance of fieldwork, the pleasures of translation, the influence of the New Left on global thinking, the satisfactions of teaching, and a love of world literature. He discusses the ideas and inspirations behind his best-known works.
In A Life Beyond Boundaries, Anderson recounts a life spent open to the world. Born in China, he spent his childhood in California and Ireland, was educated in England and finally found a home at Cornell University, where he immersed himself in the growing field of Southeast Asian studies.
Here he reveals the joys of learning languages, the importance of fieldwork, the pleasures of translation, the influence of the New Left on global thinking, the satisfactions of teaching, and a love of world literature. He discusses the ideas and inspirations behind his best-known works.
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Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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978-1-78478-455-3 (9781784784553)
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Person
Benedict Anderson (1936-2015) was Aaron L. Binenkorp Professor of International Studies Emeritus at Cornell University. He was editor of the journal Indonesia and author of Java in a Time of Revolution, The Spectre of Comparisons, The Age of Globalization and Imagined Communities. He died in Java in December 2015.
Content
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Shifting Youth
- Chapter 2: Area Studies
- Chapter 3: Fieldwork
- Chapter 4: Frameworks of Comparison
- Chapter 5: Interdisciplinary
- Chapter 6: Retirement and Liberation
- Afterword
- On the Typeface
- Index
