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Text: Imagined Sovereignties

Source: http://www.cambridge.org/ar/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/political-
theory/imagined-sovereignties-power-people-and-other-myths-modern-age?format=HB

1- a) Before reading, observe the text and determine: type of text and source.
b) Analyse paratext: title, subtitles, tipography, text organization, graphics, pictures (How do
they relate to the title?)
c) Taking all this information into account, make a hypothesis about the content of the text.

2- Read the text. Remember to focus first on familiar and transparent words. Then, select key
words and justify your choice.

3- Translate lines 6 to 11 (“Like the imagined communities…. of the people”).

4- Check your previous hypothesis.

5- What is the referent for the following words?

- this idea (line 4)
- they (line 20)
- these (line 34)

6- Answer:
a) What are the Arab Spring, the Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party examples of?
b) Does the book get positive or negative reviews? Account for your answer with at least
three different examples from the text.

7- Summarise the main idea of the text in one or two short sentences.
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