The Ghost of Comparison: Nationalism, Southeast Asia and the World (Humanities and Society Translation Series)

"The Ghost of Comparison: Nationalism, Southeast Asia and the World" tells the story: When we observe a certain thing or phenomenon with familiar eyes and from a distance, from the perspective of a distant culture, we will have a sudden feeling - the "ghost of comparison." This perspective helps us realize how strange, constructive, and even revolutionary the familiar actually is. The Ghost of Comparison: Nationalism, Southeast Asia, and the World, edited by Benedict Anderson, brilliantly demonstrates the many ways to write history, especially how to use specific case studies to make far-reaching general points.