The Anthropology of Globalization: A Reader, 2nd Edition - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 140513612X ISBN 13 : 9781405136129

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

Updated with a fresh introduction and brand new selections, the second edition of The Anthropology of Globalization collects some of the decade's finest work on globalization, focusing on the increasing interconnectedness of people around the world, and the culturally specific ways in which these connections are mediated.

• Provides a rich introduction to the subject
  
• Grounds the study of globalization ethnographically by locating global processes in everyday practice
  
• Addresses the global flow of capital, people, commodities, media, and ideologies
  
• Offers extensive geographic coverage: from Africa and Asia to the Caribbean, Europe, and North America
  
• Updated edition includes new selections, section introductions, and recommendations for further reading

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jonathan Xavier Inda is Associate Professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Among his publications are Targeting Immigrants: Government, Technology, and Ethics (Blackwell, 2006) and the edited volumes Anthropologies of Modernity: Foucault, Governmentality, and Life Politics (Blackwell, 2005) and Race, Identity, and Citizenship (Blackwell, 1999).

Renato Rosaldo is Professor of Anthropology at New York University and Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences Emeritus at Stanford University. He is the author of Culture and Truth (1989) and Ilongot Headhunting, 1883-1974 (1980), and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 140513612X
• ISBN 13: 9781405136129
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Éditeur: Inda Jonathan Xavier
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible