Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism

@article{Morris1995ImaginedCR,
  title={Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism},
  author={Christopher W. Morris},
  journal={History of European Ideas},
  year={1995},
  volume={21},
  pages={721-722}
}
  • C. W. Morris
  • Published 1 September 1995
  • Sociology
  • History of European Ideas
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