Local lives and global transformations
Subtitle: towards world society
By: Paul Kennedy.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230224773
Subjects: Globalization -- Social aspects; Multiculturalism; Intercultural communication
Description: "How does globalization impact upon our personal lives? What are its boundaries? This book examines how local and global studies interact. Filled with case studies and empirical research that show the ways in which real local lives function under global conditions, this book helps students push the boundaries of their understanding of globalization"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART I: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS * Introduction * Living at the Cutting Edge of Globalization: Capitalists, Migrants, Criminals and Terrorists * Key Concepts for Understanding Global Life * PART II: THE CONTINUITY OF LOCAL LIVES * Theorizing the Resilience of the Local * The Appeal of the Local * Transnational Action and Protecting Local Cultures * Asserting Local Identity Through Culture * PART III: PATHS TO WORLD SOCIETY - OVERCOMING DIVISIONS * Social Movements and Global Civil Society * Individualization, Lifestyles and Re-shaping Personal Life * Conclusion: Towards Cosmopolitanism PART I: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS * Introduction * Living at the Cutting Edge of Globalization: Capitalists, Migrants, Criminals and Terrorists * Key Concepts for Understanding Global Life * PART II: THE CONTINUITY OF LOCAL LIVES * Theorizing the Resilience of the Local * The Appeal of the Local * Transnational Action and Protecting Local Cultures * Asserting Local Identity Through Culture * PART III: PATHS TO WORLD SOCIETY - OVERCOMING DIVISIONS * Social Movements and Global Civil Society * Individualization, Lifestyles and Re-shaping Personal Life * Conclusion: Towards Cosmopolitanism.