Cosmopolitanisms: New Thinking and New Directions

ISBN-13: 9780230228672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 208 str.

Robert J Holton

Opis

Cosmopolitanisms explores how social groups find ways of living productively with each other. This book analyzes theoretical approaches and research to give a new understanding of the cultural, personal, moral and legal dimensions of cosmopolitanism. This is a key critical guide to cosmopolitanism for all students of globalization and sociology.

Spis treści

Introduction.- PART I: THEORETICAL, HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES.- Conceptualizing Cosmopolitanism: A Reappraisal.- A Historical Sociology of Cosmopolitanism.- Cosmopolitanism and Social Theory.- PART II: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ISSUES.- Cosmopolitanism: Social and Cultural Research.- Cosmopolitanism: Legal and Political Research.- Cosmopolitanism in Ireland.- Conclusion.- Appendix I: Cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitans, Cosmopolitics.- Bibliography.

O autorze

ROBERT J. HOLTON is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Trinity College, Dublin where he previously held the Chair of Sociology. He is a leading historical sociologist and is widely published in the field of globalization. His books include the successful titles Globalization and the Nation-State, Making Globalization and Global Networks.