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008			040416s2004 mau b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2004008956
020			_a1405126906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a1405127376 (hardback : alk. paper)
082	0	0	_a306 _222
100	1		_aNiezen, Ronald.
245	1	2	_aA world beyond difference : _bcultural identity in the age of globalization / _cRonald Niezen.
260			_aMalden, MA : _bBlackwell Pub., _cc2004.
300			_axii, 225 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [204]-212) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_aPresents 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.
650		0	_aCivilization.
650		0	_aCultural pluralism.
650		0	_aEthnicity.
650		0	_aGlobalization
650		0	_aGroup identity.
650		0	_aHuman rights.
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