| Anthropology of Globalization Contributor(s): Inda, Jonathan Xavier (Editor), Rosaldo, Renato (Editor) |
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ISBN: 140513612X ISBN-13: 9781405136129 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $68.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: The" Anthropology of Globalization "provides an exciting introduction to global change, focusing simultaneously on the large-scale processes through which various cultures are becoming increasingly interconnected, and on the ways that people around the world mediate these processes in culturally specific ways. This new edition also addresses the limits of global mobility and connection. Inda and Rosaldo have assembled some of the finest and newest work on globalization published in English by both established and emerging anthropologists, including Arjun Appadurai, Anna Tsing, Aihwa Ong, Didier Fassin, Sally Engle Merry, Tom Boellstorff, Karen Ho, and Andrew Lakoff. Beginning with a revised contribution by the editors, this second edition also includes new readings, helpful section introductions, and recommendations for further reading. Itprovides readers with a valuable resource on local and global processes that both promote and constrain movement and linkage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Globalization |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2006037871 |
| Series: Blackwell Readers in Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.85" W x 9.6" (1.90 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Updated with a fresh introduction and brand new selections, the second edition of The Anthropology of Globalization collects some of the decade's finest work on globalization, focusing on the increasing interconnectedness of people around the world, and the culturally specific ways in which these connections are mediated.
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