A Life Beyond Boundaries: A Memoir

Benedict Anderson was one of the most respected thinkers on the history of nationalism. His acclaimed<i> Imagined Communities</i> is one of the most cited works in social science.<br><br>In <i>A Life Beyond Boundaries</i> Anderson recounts a life spent open to the world. Born in China he spent his childhood in California and Ireland was educated in England and finally found a home at Cornell University where he immersed himself in the growing field of Southeast Asian studies.<br><br>Here he reveals the joys of learning languages the importance of fieldwork the pleasures of translation the influence of the New Left on global thinking the satisfactions of teaching and a love of world literature. He discusses the ideas and inspirations behind his best-known works.