Description
| Product ID: | 9780754670490 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Cosmopolitanism in Practice |
| Authors: | Author: Maria Rovisco, Magdalena Nowicka |
| Page Count: | 220 |
| Subjects: | Sociology and anthropology, Sociology & anthropology |
| Description: | What makes people cosmopolitan? How is cosmopolitanism shaping everyday life experiences and the practices of ordinary people? This book examines the concrete settings in which individuals display cosmopolitan sensibilities and dispositions. What makes people cosmopolitan? How is cosmopolitanism shaping everyday life experiences and the practices of ordinary people? Making use of empirical research, Cosmopolitanism in Practice examines the concrete settings in which individuals display cosmopolitan sensibilities and dispositions, illustrating the ways in which cosmopolitan self-transformations can be used as an analytical tool to explain a variety of identity outlooks and practices. The manner in which both past and present cosmopolitanisms compete with meta-narratives such as nationalism, multiculturalism and religion is also investigated, alongside the employment of cosmopolitan ideas in situations of tension and conflict. With an international team of contributors, including Ulrich Beck, Steven Vertovec, Rob Kroes and Natan Sznaider, this book draws on a variety of intellectual disciplines and international contexts to show how people embrace and make use of cosmopolitan ideas and attitudes. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-12-28 |
