Cultures and/of Globalization
Cultures and/of Globalization This book explores the ways in which study of culture as the realm of meaning and identity can inform current debates about globalization and thus afford greater…
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Cultures and/of Globalization
This book explores the ways in which study of culture as the realm of meaning and identity can inform current debates about globalization and thus afford greater understanding of emergent globalities. These include eminently cultural realms such as music, film and architecture and those that are invested with a strong cultural component, such as migration and education. By drawing on a range of disciplinary and sub-disciplinary expertise from across the social sciences and also promoting areas of cross-disciplinary research, the book contributes to the development of theory on globalization and also provides some significant illustrations of (cultural) globalization in practice through attention to novel empirical sites and issues.
Contributions emphasise the soft features of globalization and globality and most look to marry theoretical abstraction with everyday aspects of global