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Globalization and Identity: Dialectics of Flow and Closure
Birgit Meyer
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Description for Globalization and Identity: Dialectics of Flow and Closure
Paperback. "Globalization" and "Identity" are an explosive combination, demonstrated by recent outbursts of communalist violence in many parts of the world. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Geschiere, Peter. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
"Globalization" and "Identity" are an explosive combination, demonstrated by recent outbursts of communalist violence in many parts of the world. Their varying articulations highlight the paradox that accelerating global flows of goods, persons and images go together with determined efforts towards closure, emphasis on cultural difference and fixing of identities. This collection explores this paradox of 'flow' and 'closure' through a series of detailed case studies in comparative perspective.
"Globalization" and "Identity" are an explosive combination, demonstrated by recent outbursts of communalist violence in many parts of the world. Their varying articulations highlight the paradox that accelerating global flows of goods, persons and images go together with determined efforts towards closure, emphasis on cultural difference and fixing of identities. This collection explores this paradox of 'flow' and 'closure' through a series of detailed case studies in comparative perspective.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Development and Change Special Issues
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631212386
SKU
V9780631212386
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About Birgit Meyer
Birgit Meyer is a German professor of religious studies at Utrecht University. Peter Geschiere is an editor of Globalization and Identity: Dialectics of Flow and Closure published by Wiley.
Reviews for Globalization and Identity: Dialectics of Flow and Closure
"This mixture of the empirical and the theoretical as well as the emphasis on globalization as an ambivalent situation of flow and closure are the main strengths of this volume and as such it serves as a useful introduction to the topic, not least to those are put off by the overly theoretical approaches usually associated with the subject matter." ... Read more