Political/Cultural Identity: Citizens and Nations in a Global Era - Rilegato

Preston, P. W.

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ISBN 10: 0761950257 ISBN 13: 9780761950257

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns Ltd, 1997

Riassunto

This interdisciplinary book overviews political and cultural identity in the context of changes across the political landscape. These changes - from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the recent Islamic revival - have profoundly altered the received ideas that define political cultures throughout the world. In this context the author draws together the diverse strands of literature to throw light on the impact on identity of a changing global environment.

Peter Preston analyzes political, cultural and economic identities which lie at the centre of individual actions and social structure. This analysis is fleshed out by a detailed examination of specific regional cases, including: the realignment of Europe; the sharp rise of Pa

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Recensione:

`A tighly argued examination of the role of identities in contemporary global politics... the book confirms the growing importance of identity issues in IR' - International Affairs

`Political/Cultural Identity is impressive in both its scope and its range. It provides not only an innovative contribution to our understanding of collective identities, but also an authoritative survey of contemporary global change' - Kevin Robins, University of Newcastle

L'autore:

P W Preston is Reader in Political Sociology in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham. His recent publications include Political/Cultural Identity (1997) and Pacific Asia in the Global System (1998).

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• Editore: Sage Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0761950257
• ISBN 13: 9780761950257
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 208