Contemporary Asian Studies Final Exam
(675)Question 1:
In Anderson’s text, the comment made by Ernest Gellner defines the important difference between the falsity of the national identity in contrast with the “imagined’ national identity in terms of creating a nation state. After the comment made by Gellner is critically evaluated on the semantics of nationalism in regards to the issue of nationality as a being a false basis for nationalism, yet within Anderson’s own critique of this identity as a form of creative expression of “style” that forms this basis for nationalism:
In this way he implies that ‘true’ communities exist which can be advantageously juxtaposed to nations. Communities are to be distinguished, not by their falsity/genuineness, but by the style in which they are imagined .
In this manner, Anderson is re-defining the perceived ulterior motives of national identity that Gellner assumes is a “false” or “true” identity, which is then deferred in favor of a less dualistic and …show more content…
Polanyi expresses the need for social protection of the commonwealth by utilizing laws, tariffs, and other measures to prevent the laissez-faire system from becoming a totally dominant form of economic system. Due to the alienating aspects of social and political divisions created by the free-market system, Polanyi defines the “double movement” as part of the clash between the greater good of the state and the destructive individualism of the ruling classes that dominate the economy. Historically, the slow rise of free market ideology created an ideological context in which the volatility of capitalist ownership forces the state to use legal measures to ensure social and political stability for the
(675)Question 1:
In Anderson’s text, the comment made by Ernest Gellner defines the important difference between the falsity of the national identity in contrast with the “imagined’ national identity in terms of creating a nation state. After the comment made by Gellner is critically evaluated on the semantics of nationalism in regards to the issue of nationality as a being a false basis for nationalism, yet within Anderson’s own critique of this identity as a form of creative expression of “style” that forms this basis for nationalism:
In this way he implies that ‘true’ communities exist which can be advantageously juxtaposed to nations. Communities are to be distinguished, not by their falsity/genuineness, but by the style in which they are imagined .
In this manner, Anderson is re-defining the perceived ulterior motives of national identity that Gellner assumes is a “false” or “true” identity, which is then deferred in favor of a less dualistic and …show more content…
Polanyi expresses the need for social protection of the commonwealth by utilizing laws, tariffs, and other measures to prevent the laissez-faire system from becoming a totally dominant form of economic system. Due to the alienating aspects of social and political divisions created by the free-market system, Polanyi defines the “double movement” as part of the clash between the greater good of the state and the destructive individualism of the ruling classes that dominate the economy. Historically, the slow rise of free market ideology created an ideological context in which the volatility of capitalist ownership forces the state to use legal measures to ensure social and political stability for the