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Aug 01, 2007 his fields of research include identity, nationalism, globalisation and identity politics. H a history of anthropology 2001, second edition 2012. This concise introduction to social and cultural anthropology has become a modern classic, revealing the rich global variation in social life and culture across the. However, arguing that variation is as characteristic of globalization as standardization, the book stresses the necessity for a bottomup, comparative analysis. This new edition of thomas hylland eriksen s concise and engaging landmark textbook outlines the main debates and controversies around globalization, and develops a unique perspective to show how globalization is an inherently double process, taking place both from above and below.
Thomas hylland eriksen editor thomas hylland eriksen is professor of social anthropology at the university of oslo. Jis siuo metu yra socialines antropologijos profesorius oslo universitete, 20152016 metais socialiniu antropologu europos asociacijos prezidentas, norvegijos mokslo ir laisku akademijos narys. Summary book small places large issues, thomas hylland eriksen. Identity politics the politicized concept of culture. Linguistic hegemony and minority resistance thomas hylland. Berg pages 114 page 1 the very popularity of the word globalization signals a need for caution. Identity politics as a response to globalization a grammar. At the same time, people everywhere are concerned to keep their identities rooted and sense of place in the face of momentous change. Overheated identities and the paradoxes of globalisation. An anthropological history of the early 21st century or the three crises of globalisation. If we live in a globalized world, what does this mean for our economies, our cultures, our work and leisure, even our sense of ourselves. The word was scarcely used before the late 1980s, even in academic circles, but today you can hardly open a newspaper without encountering the term.
The causes and the effects of globalization are hotly disputed and the book aims to present the range of arguments in a clear and balanced way. Born 1962 thomas hylland eriksen is a norwegian anthropologist. Born in 1962, he has written extensively about such themes as identity, ethnicity, nationalism, cosmopolitanism, globalisation, climate change, migration and human rights. In short, it is globalisation but not as we know it. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ethnic groups and boundaries today. Pluto press 1997 abstract this article has no associated abstract. It is crucial to understand the contemporary world as a whole, and not just a segment of it, in order to begin to deal with its challenges. Thomas hylland eriksen is professor of social anthropology at the university of oslo and is research manager of an interdisciplinary research programme on cultural complexity. He is a member of the norwegian academy of science and letters. Professor of social anthropology, university of oslo. He is author of numerous works including ethnicity and nationalism, small places large issues, common denominators and engaging anthropology. Identity politics nationalist, ethnic, religious, territorial was at the. Otherness as a universal condition thomas hylland eriksen abstract. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
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