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Generations and Globalization

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Description for Generations and Globalization Paperback. Globalization is inextricably bound up with intimate aspects of personhood, care, and the daily decisions through which we make our lives. Looking at sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mexico, the US, Europe, India, and China, this book investigates the impact of globalization in the context of families, age groups, and intergenerational relations. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Durham, Deborah L. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 391.

"This volume illuminates how families and the communities in which they are enmeshed negotiate everyday lives with the social, cultural, economic, and political resources available to them. It provides an excellent example of how anthropology matters to our understanding of the contemporary world and its global restructuring." —Karen Tranberg Hansen, Northwestern University

Globalization is not only a large-scale phenomenon: it is also inextricably bound up with intimate aspects of personhood, care, and the daily decisions through which we make our lives. Looking at sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mexico, the U.S., Europe, India, and China, Generations and Globalization investigates the impact of globalization ... Read more

Contributors are Jennifer Cole, Deborah Durham, Jessica Greenberg, Sarah Lamb, Julie Livingston, Roger Magazine, Andrea Muehlebach, Martha Areli Ramírez Sánchez, and T. E. Woronov.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Tracking Globalization
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253218704
SKU
V9780253218704
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Ref
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About . Ed(S): Cole, Jennifer; Durham, Deborah L.
Jennifer Cole is Associate Professor of Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. Deborah Durham is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Sweet Briar College.

Reviews for Generations and Globalization
. . . [S]mart and persuasive . . . At once big and small, this conceptually engaging and emotionally touching volume holds great appeal for students of age, generation, and globalization across the social disciplines.
Population and Development Review
. . . [T]his collection is well worth exploring for its insights into generational shifts that occur in the ... Read more

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