The Spectre of Comparisons contains important theoretical and historical considerations about the nature of nationalism & the prospects for the Left in the so-called New World Disorder
Contents
pt. I. The Long Arc of Nationalism. 1. Nationalism, Identity, and the Logic of Seriality. 2. Replica, Aura, and Late Nationalist Imaginings. 3. Long-Distance Nationalism -- pt. II. Southeast Asia: Country Studies. 4. A Time of Darkness and a Time of Light. 5. Professional Dreams. 6. Gravel in Jakarta's Shoes. 7. Withdrawal Symptoms. 8. Murder and Progress in Modern Siam. 9. Cacique Democracy in the Philippines. 10. The First Filipino. 11. Hard to Imagine -- pt. III. Southeast Asia: Comparative Studies. 12. Elections in Southeast Asia. 13. Radicalism after Communism. 14. Sauve Qui Peut. 15. Majorities and Minorities -- pt. IV. What Is Left? 16. El Malhadado Pais. 17. The Goodness of Nations
