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Stefani Nugroho The Divergent Nation of Heterogeneous Imaginings in , Kupang, and Series: Asia in Transition

The first book to deal with the heterogeneity of 'the imagined community' in the context of Indonesia Examines the centre-periphery relations of Indonesia in the post- authoritarian period Expands on the debate in nation studies between macro- and the micro- perspectives by looking at their points of encounter This book explores how Indonesia is imagined differently by young people in the three cities of Jakarta, Kupang and Banda Aceh. Throughout the course of Indonesia’s colonial and postcolonial history, Jakarta, the capital, has always occupied a central position, while Kupang 1st ed. 2020, XI, 162 p. 6 illus., 4 illus. in in and Banda Aceh in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are located at the color. peripheries. The book analyses the convergences and divergences in how the country is perceived from these different vantage points, and the implications for Indonesia, also Printed book providing a new perspective to the classic and contemporary theories of the nation. By Hardcover examining the heterogeneity of the imaginings of the nation ‘from below’, it moves away from 84,99 € | £74.99 | $109.99 the tendency to focus on the homogeneity of the nation, found in the classic theories such as [1]90,94 € (D) | 93,49 € (A) | CHF Anderson’s and Gellner’s, as well as in more recent theories on every day and banal 100,50 nationalism. Using the tenets of standpoint theory and Laclau and Mouffe’s theory of Softcover hegemony, the nation is acknowledged as an empty signifier that means different things 59,99 € | £54.99 | $74.99 depending on the positionality of the perceiving subject. The work appeals to scholars of nation [1] 64,19 € (D) | 65,99 € (A) | CHF studies and Asian and Indonesian studies, as well those interested in the empirical grounding 71,00 of poststructuralist theories. eBook 50,28 € | £43.99 | $59.99 [2]50,28 € (D) | 50,28 € (A) | CHF 56,50 Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy

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