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The Globalization of Strangeness (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013)
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The Globalization of Strangeness (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013)
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The figure of the stranger is in serious need of revision, as is
our understanding of the society against which the stranger is
projected. Under conditions of globalization, inside/outside
markers have been eroded and conventional indicators of 'we-ness'
are no longer reliable. We now live in a generalized state of
strangeness, one consequence of globalization: we no longer know
where our community ends and another one begins. In such
circumstances it is often the case that neighbours are the nearest
strangers. Strangeness occurs when global consciousness outstrips
global connectivity and this means that we need to rethink some
core elements of globalization theory. Under conditions of
strangeness the stranger is a 'here today, gone tomorrow' figure.
This book identifies the cosmopolitan stranger as the most
significant contemporary figure of the stranger, one adept at
negotiating the 'confined spaces' of globalization in order to
promote new forms of social solidarity and connect with distant
others.
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