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Citizenship: Discourse, Theory, and Transnational Prospects
Peter Kivisto
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Description for Citizenship: Discourse, Theory, and Transnational Prospects
Paperback. A significant addition to the growing body of literature on citizenship, this wide-ranging overview focuses on the importance, and changing nature, of citizenship. It introduces the varied discourses and theories that have arisen in recent years, and looks toward future scholarship in the field. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
A significant addition to the growing body of literature on citizenship, this wide-ranging overview focuses on the importance, and changing nature, of citizenship. It introduces the varied discourses and theories that have arisen in recent years, and looks toward future scholarship in the field.
- Offers an analytical assessment of the various thematic discourses and provides guidance in pulling together those discrete themes into a larger, more comprehensive framework
- Identifies the four broadly conceived themes that shape the many discourses on contemporary citizenship – inclusion, erosion, withdrawal, and expansion
- Includes a thorough introduction to the subject
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Key Themes in Sociology
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405105521
SKU
V9781405105521
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99-50
About Peter Kivisto
Peter Kivisto is Richard Swanson Professor of Social Thought and Professor and Chair of Sociology at Augustana College. He is the author of Immigrant Socialists in the United States (1984), For Democracy (1993), and Americans All (1995), and is the editor of The Ethnic Enigma (1989) and Multiculturalism in the United States (2000). Dr Kivisto is also the editor of ... Read more
Reviews for Citizenship: Discourse, Theory, and Transnational Prospects
“Citizenship has emerged as one of the crucial issues in sociology, uniting such topics as globalization, immigration, multiculturalism and ethnic conflict, the future of the welfare state, and the meaning of contemporary national politics. Kivisto and Faist provide a lively introduction and show why the question of citizenship has come to supplant many of the traditional concerns of both the ... Read more