Local Battles, Global Stakes: The Globalization of Local Conflicts and the Localization of Global Interests - Couverture souple

 
9789086595327: Local Battles, Global Stakes: The Globalization of Local Conflicts and the Localization of Global Interests
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ISBN 10 : 9086595324 ISBN 13 : 9789086595327
Editeur : VU University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Many popular and social science interpretations of conflicts around the world explicitly or implicitly assume that ¿the local¿ and ¿the global¿ are clearly distinct realms. This is most clearly brought out in phrases about ¿local responses¿ to ¿global change¿. This book addresses a wealth of cases from around the world that illustrate how local tensions, frictions and open conflicts are not only influenced by outside actors, but how local parties proactively seek to insert their interests in global discourses, if only to strengthen their legitimacy.

This compilation covers issues ranging from religious contentions, ethical controversies, ethnic clashes, and environmental issues in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe. Geo-political interference from outside players, material and immaterial support from diasporas, international media articulation of the conflict's stakes, and international religious proselytising, all co-constitute local disputes. This book shows how local strife is often situated in and shaped by broader political and other contexts.

This book is meant for all scholars and students interested in the real and tangible effects of globalization processes, in particular for anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists and scholars interested in international dimensions of environmental issues, religion, ethnicity and gender.

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À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Many popular and social science interpretations of conflicts around the world explicitly or implicitly assume that ¿the local¿ and ¿the global¿ are clearly distinct realms. This is most clearly brought out in phrases about ¿local responses¿ to ¿global change¿. This book addresses a wealth of cases from around the world that illustrate how local tensions, frictions and open conflicts are not only influenced by outside actors, but how local parties proactively seek to insert their interests in global discourses, if only to strengthen their legitimacy.

This compilation covers issues ranging from religious contentions, ethical controversies, ethnic clashes, and environmental issues in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe. Geo-political interference from outside players, material and immaterial support from diasporas, international media articulation of the conflict's stakes, and international religious proselytising, all co-constitute local disputes. This book shows how local strife is often situated in and shaped by broader political and other contexts.

This book is meant for all scholars and students interested in the real and tangible effects of globalization processes, in particular for anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists and scholars interested in international dimensions of environmental issues, religion, ethnicity and gender.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

Many popular and social science interpretations of conflicts around the world explicitly or implicitly assume that the local and the global are clearly distinct realms. This is most clearly brought out in phrases about local responses to global change. This book addresses a wealth of cases from around the world that illustrate how local tensions, frictions and open conflicts are not only influenced by outside actors, but how local parties proactively seek to insert their interests in global discourses, if only to strengthen their legitimacy. This compilation covers issues ranging from religious contentions, ethical controversies, ethnic clashes, and environmental issues in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe. Geo-political interference from outside players, material and immaterial support from diasporas, international media articulation of the conflict's stakes, and international religious proselytising, all co-constitute local disputes. This book shows how local strife is often situated in and shaped by broader political and other contexts. This book is meant for all scholars and students interested in the real and tangible effects of globalization processes, in particular for anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists and scholars interested in international dimensions of environmental issues, religion, ethnicity and gender.

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Éditeur
VU University Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9086595324
ISBN 13 
9789086595327
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
302
Éditeur
Salman Ton, De Theije Marja
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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