Chinese censors excised an entire chapter from Imagined Communities

Evidence

One notable result was the deletion of the entirety of Chapter 9, which included some ironical remarks about the Great Helmsman and the Party’s recent investment in a Machiavellian ‘official nationalism.’ ‘You should take it as a compliment,’ said a Chinese friend with a mischievous smile, ‘they almost never delete whole chapters of a book they intend to publish. Look at Hillary Clinton’s book, for example – the deletions are only sentences here and there!’ — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 817

Categorization

• CANDY: The joke about whole-chapter deletion as a compliment is a darkly funny tidbit.