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Writing Future Worlds: An Anthropologist Explores Global Scenarios
Ulf Hannerz
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Description for Writing Future Worlds: An Anthropologist Explores Global Scenarios
hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 529.
This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of global future scenarios and their impact on a growing, shared culture. Ever since the end of the Cold War, a diverse range of future concepts has emerged in various areas of academia—and even in popular journalism. A number of these key concepts—‘the end of history,’ ‘the clash of civilizations,’ ‘the coming anarchy,’ ‘the world is flat,’ ‘soft power,’ ‘the post-American century’—suggest what could become characteristic of this new, interconnected world. Ulf Hannerz scrutinizes these ideas, considers their legacy, and suggests further dialogue between authors of the ‘American scenario’ and commentators elsewhere.
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This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of global future scenarios and their impact on a growing, shared culture. Ever since the end of the Cold War, a diverse range of future concepts has emerged in various areas of academia—and even in popular journalism. A number of these key concepts—‘the end of history,’ ‘the clash of civilizations,’ ‘the coming anarchy,’ ‘the world is flat,’ ‘soft power,’ ‘the post-American century’—suggest what could become characteristic of this new, interconnected world. Ulf Hannerz scrutinizes these ideas, considers their legacy, and suggests further dialogue between authors of the ‘American scenario’ and commentators elsewhere.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology
Number of Pages
295
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319312613
SKU
V9783319312613
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About Ulf Hannerz
Ulf Hannerz is Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University, Sweden, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. A former Chair of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, he has taught at American, European, Asian, and Australian universities, and has carried out field studies in West Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States, as well ... Read more
Reviews for Writing Future Worlds: An Anthropologist Explores Global Scenarios
"This book is a thorough reflection on a rather new and influential genre in scientifically founded literature with real political impact: so-called scenario books. The author of this book is Ulf Hannerz, an internationally renown anthropologist from Sweden. ... Hannerz produced an important book, which give us a window for critical analysis of a vague and often 'covered' genre with ... Read more