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Community, Cosmopolitanism and the Problem of Human Commonality

Paperback • 2012 • English

Community, Cosmopolitanism and the Problem of Human Commonality

By Vered Amit, Nigel Rapport

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Globalization has dislocated community relations, and yet notions of community remain central to our sense of who we are. This book examines the changing nature of community through an exploration of mobile subjects, such as migrants and business travelers, and the tension between culturally specific notions of identity and a universal sense of humanity. The authors develop a "cosmopolitan anthropology" which engages with both the specific and the universal.Community, Cosmopolitanism and the Pro...Show more

Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration
Anthropology
Social and cultural anthropology

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ISBN

9780745329031

Publisher

Pluto Press

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

Community, Cosmopolitanism and the Problem of Human Commonality

Format

Paperback

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