May 03, 2017 12:05 am | Updated 07:01 am IST
A concept developed by political scientist Benedict Anderson to define nationalism. Rather than looking at a nation as one bound by physical boundaries, Anderson defined it as a community bound by people who imagine themselves to be part of the group. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is an example of nationalism. These tombs are either empty or hold unidentified remains, but nations with these memorials claim the soldiers as their own, in their own imagined communities.
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