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Benedict Anderson

  • Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson
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Anderson, Benedict
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Date of birth
1936-08-26
Place of birth
Kunming
Date of death
2015-12-13
Place of death
Batu

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Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson (August 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015) was an Anglo-Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States. Anderson is best known for his 1983 book Imagined Communities, which explored the origins of nationalism. A polyglot with an interest in Southeast Asia, he was the Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor of International Studies, Government & Asian Studies at Cornell University. His work on the "Cornell Paper", which disputed the official story of Indonesia's 30 September Movement and the subsequent anti-Communist purges of 1965–1966, led to his expulsion from that country. He was the elder brother of the historian Perry Anderson.

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Chinese-born Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States.

Last modified: 2020-10-11 (revision #32149)

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5847920
ISNI
0000 0001 2144 8654
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98335497
Wikidata ID
Q212993

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