This is an elegantly written and well-organised book on a
subject whose star continues to rise. Those who are familiar with
Rapport's project will be anticipating its publication with some
excitement. Those who are not familiar with his work are in for a
treat in that this is the culmination of his work so far... He is
an exceptional essayist and although each chapter might stand
alone, together they form a considerable contribution which is
significant both in terms of the theoretical and moral advance of
the discipline. . Peter Collins, Durham University
The book is one of the first full-length monographs on the
cosmopolitan project in anthropology, and should draw a wide
readership... It]is well researched and brings together a wealth of
important scholarly sources. Readers stand to learn much from the
discussion. . Lisette Josephides, Queen's University Belfast
The significance that people grant to their affiliations as
members of nations, religions, classes, races, ethnicities and
genders is evidence of the vital need for a cosmopolitan project
that originates in the figure of Anyone - the universal and yet
individual human being. Cosmopolitanism offers an alternative to
multiculturalism, a different vision of identity, belonging,
solidarity and justice, that avoids the seemingly intractable
character of identity politics: it identifies samenesses of the
human condition that underlie the surface differences of history,
culture and society, nation, ethnicity, religion, class, race and
gender. This book argues for the importance of cosmopolitanism as a
theory of human being, as a methodology for social science and as a
moral and political program.
Nigel Rapport is Professor of Anthropological and Philosophical
Studies at the University of St. Andrews, where he directs the
Centre for Cosmopolitan Studies. He has also held a Canada Research
Chair in Globalization, Citizenship and Justice. He is a Fellow of
the Royal Society of Edinburgh."
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