Local Lives and Global Transformations: Towards World Society

ISBN-13: 9780230224773 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 312 str.

Paul Kennedy

Opis

Globalization is widely accepted as being a defining process of our modern society. But to what extent do individuals think, feel or act in a way that takes account of the whole world? Do globalization processes really affect us in our everyday lives? And, if so, where are the boundaries between local and global society?
This book investigates how local and global studies overlap and interact by examining how real, local lives function under global conditions. It begins by unraveling the most important concepts and debates in the field, opening them up to scrutiny and testing their assumptions through recent case studies and empirical material. The book goes on to examine the power of local forces in forming global processes and explores our attachment to local vs. global identities, whilst asking if we can build on our local attachments to move towards a world society. From concerns about the international economy and growing global inequalities to worldwide fears of organized crime and terrorism, this insightful book suggests a new way of looking at the interaction of local and global transformations.
Local Lives and Global Transformations gives student readers the knowledge and the encouragement to push the boundaries of their understanding of globalization. It is inspiring reading for all those studying and interested in globalization throughout the social sciences.

Spis treści

PART I: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS Introduction.- Living at the Cutting Edge of Globalization: Capitalists, Migrants, Criminals and Terrorists.- Key Concepts for Understanding Global Life.- PART II: THE CONTINUITY OF LOCAL LIVES Theorizing the Resilience of the Local.- The Appeal of the Local.- Transnational Action and Protecting Local Cultures.- Asserting Local Identity Through Culture.- PART III: PATHS TO WORLD SOCIETY OVERCOMING DIVISIONS Social Movements and Global Civil Society.- Individualization, Lifestyles and Re-shaping Personal Life.- Conclusion: Towards Cosmopolitanism.

O autorze

PAUL KENNEDY is Visiting Reader in Sociology at the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and is co-author of Global Sociology (with Robin Cohen).

Blurb

Globalization is widely accepted as being a defining process of our modern society. But to what extent do individuals think, feel or act in a way that takes account of the whole world? Do globalization processes really affect us in our everyday lives? And, if so, where are the boundaries between local and global society?

This book investigates how local and global studies overlap and interact by examining how real, local lives function under global conditions. It begins by unravelling the most important concepts and debates in the field, opening them up to scrutiny and testing their assumptions through recent case studies and empirical material. The book goes on to examine the power of local forces in forming global processes and explores our attachment to local vs global identities, whilst asking if we can build on our local attachments to move towards a world society. From concerns about the international economy and growing global inequalities to worldwide fears of organized crime and terrorism, this insightful book suggests a new way of looking at the interaction of local and global transformations.

Local Lives and Global Transformations gives student readers the knowledge and the encouragement to push the boundaries of their understanding of globalization. It is inspiring reading for all those studying and interested in globalization throughout the social sciences.