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Benedict Anderson
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American political scientist (1936-2015)

Also known as: Benedict R. O'G. Anderson, Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, Richard Benedict O'Gorman Anderson, Бенедикт Андерсон, بنديكت أندرسون, 베네딕트 앤더슨

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Known works

  • Buried City
  • A life beyond the boundaries
  • Imagined communities (1983)
  • City in Transgression
  • Culture and politics in Indonesia