| Edges of Global Transformation: Ethnographies of Uncertainty Contributor(s): Fyhn, Håkon (Editor), Aspen, Harald (Editor), Larsen, Anne Kathrine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1498584071 ISBN-13: 9781498584074 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Africa - General - Political Science | Globalization |
| LCCN: 2018950981 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through nine ethnographic case-studies, Edges of Global Transformation explores situations where global transformations associated with neoliberalism meet local realities. The "edge" of transformation is characterized by uncertainty, as old patterns are consumed and new formed. The nine case studies from Africa, Europe and the Middle East shed light on how uncertainty plays an inevitable and essential role in the grey zone between macro-transformations and local responses. Despite the tremendous difference in precariousness between these cases, each contributor explores ways in which transformations are conceived and acted upon within the space of possibility that is opened and apprehended locally. The role of uncertainty as an active force is explored throughout the book. While in some cases, uncertainty has a clear restricting effect; other cases illustrate its potential as a productive force. As a contribution to understanding the dynamic of the local realities of global change, the book will be valuable reading for anyone interested in globalization and the neoliberal world order. |
