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Global Citizenship: A Critical Reader
Nigel (Ed) Dower
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Description for Global Citizenship: A Critical Reader
Paperback. The aim of the Reader is to introduce students to the changing ways in which politics, culture, environment and economics are being thought about and how individuals relate to the fast-moving global, political, cultural, economic and environmental agendas. Editor(s): Dower, Nigel; Williams, John. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554.
Global citizenship is a dynamic topic within the modern world. Emerging from the new language and ideas that are being developed to try to encompass and define the ways in which globalisation is changing the world in which we live, global citizenship combines two factors - the idea of global responsibility (for the environment, aiding the poor, human rights, peace, etc.) and the development of institutional structures through which this responsibility can be exercised. The aim of the Reader is to introduce students to the changing ways in which politics, culture, environment and economics are being thought about and ... Read more
Global citizenship is a dynamic topic within the modern world. Emerging from the new language and ideas that are being developed to try to encompass and define the ways in which globalisation is changing the world in which we live, global citizenship combines two factors - the idea of global responsibility (for the environment, aiding the poor, human rights, peace, etc.) and the development of institutional structures through which this responsibility can be exercised. The aim of the Reader is to introduce students to the changing ways in which politics, culture, environment and economics are being thought about and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748615476
SKU
V9780748615476
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99-10
About Nigel (Ed) Dower
Nigel Dower is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. Publications include Ethics and Environmental Responsibility (Gower Publishing, 1989) and World Ethics: The New Agenda (1998). He is editor of the series Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics.
Reviews for Global Citizenship: A Critical Reader
Dower and Williams have produced an excellent beginner's guide to current debates about global citizenship and the global issues which inspire them. Their book is essential reading for anyone that wishes to know more about the increasingly important topic of global citizenship. The rich and extensive bibliography is certain to be an excellent resource for beginners and for more experienced ... Read more