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Cultures and / Of Globalization
Barrie Huggins
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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. 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. These include eminently cultural realms such as music, film and architecture and those that are invested with a ... Read more
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. 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. These include eminently cultural realms such as music, film and architecture and those that are invested with a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781443832175
SKU
V9781443832175
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99-1
About Barrie Huggins
Barrie Axford is Professor of Politics at Oxford Brookes University in the UK. His books include The Global System: Economics, Politics and Culture (Polity, 1996), Politics: An Introduction (Routledge, 1997, 2002, 2012) Unity and Diversity in the New Europe (Peter Lang, 2000), New Media and Politics (with R. Huggins; Sage, 2001) and Theories of Globalization (2012). He researches on globalization, ... Read more
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