Why does calling a nation an imagined community not mean it is simply fake?
Answer & explanation
Shared belonging can connect strangers and affect action.
Large-scale belonging cannot depend on knowing every member. Symbols and shared practices can connect strangers in their understanding of membership. That understanding can shape real action.
Imagined communities
Chapter 1 · Introduction
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