ISBN:
0333985451
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 256 p
,
23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Globalization & National Identities : Crisis or Opportunity?
DDC:
303.4
Keywords:
Social change
;
Globalization
;
Nationalism
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Drawing on original research from social scientists working on twelve countries this book explores the key issues faced by nations and citizens as they struggle to rediscover, reaffirm or reconstruct their sense of national identities in the face of globalizing forces. Some nations and peoples experience the fragmentation of once certain identities as threatening and likely to generate political and social breakdown. Others encounter globalization as a challenge which brings uncertainties but also opportunities for adaptation, the evolution of hybrid identities or new forms of protest
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Globalization and the Crisis of National Identities; Part I: Globalization: Crisis and Threat; Part II: Globalization: Opportunity and Creative Adaptation; Part III: Globalization: The Challenge of an Uncertain Future; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-240) and index
,
Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2001
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web