ALifeBeyondBoundaries

Benedict Anderson, the acclaimed author of Imagined Communities, is a distinguished historian of nationalism and Southeast Asia. His revolutionary book has altered our understanding of why people fight and die for their nations. Despite being born in China, Anderson spent his formative years in California and Ireland before being educated in England. Finally, he found his intellectual home at Cornell University, where he delved into the burgeoning field of Southeast Asian studies. Following extensive fieldwork in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, he was banned from Suharto’s Indonesia for disputing the legitimacy of the 1965 coup. In his memoir, Anderson reflects on his intellectual journey, which was shaped by a lifelong curiosity that resisted the temptation of finding an easy sense of belonging. He discusses his passion for learning new languages, the importance of fieldwork, the impact of the New Left on global thinking, and his fulfillment as an educator.

作者简介

BenedictAndersonwasAaronL.BinenkorpProfessorofInternationalStudiesEmeritusatCornellUniversity.HewaseditorofthejournalIndonesiaandauthorofJavainaTimeofRevolution,TheSpectreofComparisons:Nationalism,SoutheastAsia,andtheWorldandImaginedCommunities.