Overview
- Develops concept of 'strangeness' in relation to globalization
- Unique and innovative take on muchpublished theme of globalization by key figure in global studies
- Addresses key themes in the debate on globalization global/local, identity, mobility, cohesiveness but bringing refreshing new perspective
- Argues that 'strangeness' is caused by globalization and that it has become a social condition
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About the author
Chris Rumford is Professor of Political Sociology and Global Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. He is the author of many books including The European Union: A Political Sociology, Rethinking Europe (with Gerard Delanty), The Sage Handbook of European Studies, Cosmopolitanism and Europe, and Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Globalization of Strangeness
Authors: Chris Rumford
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137303127
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-27256-9Published: 21 January 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57671-2Published: 21 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-30312-7Published: 21 January 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 195
Topics: Political Sociology, Globalization, Sociology, general, International Relations, Political Science, Urban Studies/Sociology