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Is globalization in danger of diluting national identities and
'transnationalizing' cultures? How can societies attempt to manage
globalization and become developed while maintaining a viable
national identity? In this 2007 study of three globalizing states
and cities in post-Soviet Eurasia - Russia (Astrakhan), Kazakhstan
(Almaty), and Azerbaijan (Baku) - Douglas W. Blum provides an
empirical examination of national identity formation, exploring how
cultures, particularly youth cultures, have been affected by global
forces. Blum argues that social discourse regarding youth cultural
trends - coupled with official and non-official approaches to youth
policy - complement patterns of state-society relations and modes
of response to globalization. His findings show that the nations
studied have embraced certain aspects of modernity and liberalism,
while rejecting others, but have also reasserted the place of
national traditions.
Is globalization in danger of diluting national identities and
'transnationalizing' cultures? How can societies attempt to manage
globalization and become developed while maintaining a viable
national identity? In this 2007 study of three globalizing states
and cities in post-Soviet Eurasia - Russia (Astrakhan), Kazakhstan
(Almaty), and Azerbaijan (Baku) - Douglas W. Blum provides an
empirical examination of national identity formation, exploring how
cultures, particularly youth cultures, have been affected by global
forces. Blum argues that social discourse regarding youth cultural
trends - coupled with official and non-official approaches to youth
policy - complement patterns of state-society relations and modes
of response to globalization. His findings show that the nations
studied have embraced certain aspects of modernity and liberalism,
while rejecting others, but have also reasserted the place of
national traditions.
It is often argued that globalization fosters 'hybridity', as some
cultural imports are accepted, while others are 'localized', and
others still are rejected outright. Yet we know relatively little
about the social processes and mechanisms involved in cultural
globalization. This book offers an empirically rich and
theoretically compelling analysis of how cultural globalization
occurs, including the structural conditions, personal meanings and
social interactions associated with various outcomes. Providing a
detailed analysis of the experiences of young people from
Kazakhstan who lived in the United States temporarily, the author
asks, how do return migrants react to cultural differences in
America, and what changes do they try to incorporate into their
lives back in Kazakhstan? What kinds of negotiations ensue, and
what explains their success or failure? In answering these
questions, Douglas W. Blum combines insights from sociology and
anthropology along with specialized research on globalization,
migration and post-Soviet studies.
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