A world beyond difference : cultural identity in the age of globalization / Ronald Niezen.

By:

Niezen, Ronald

Material type:

TextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2004.Description: xii, 225 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

1405126906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405127376 (hardback : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306 22

Contents:

Introduction -- The tradition of rational utopianism -- The cultural contradictions of globalization -- (Anti)globalization from below -- Human rights pluralism and universalism -- Postmodernism's revolt against order -- The new neo-Marxism -- Paradigms of postcolonial liberation -- Conclusion.

Summary: Presents a conceptual and historical map of how we think about the socio-political world, and how we think politically about human cultural differences. This work interprets, criticizes and frames responses to world culture. It draws from the work of major social theorists, comparing them to classical social theorists in an instructive manner.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Main	RTC Library Main opac		Main TEST		306 NIE					Available			30011026

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-212) and index.

Presents a conceptual and historical map of how we think about the socio-political world, and how we think politically about human cultural differences. This work interprets, criticizes and frames responses to world culture. It draws from the work of major social theorists, comparing them to classical social theorists in an instructive manner.