The world is overheated: Too full and too fast; out of sync,
contradiction-ridden and unequal. It is the age of the Anthropocene,
of humanity’s indelible mark upon the planet. In short, it is
globalisation - but not as we know it.
This collection explores social identities in today’s
‘overheated’ world, seen from an anthropological perspective. The
focus is on contradictions, tensions and paradoxes: How can an
identity be stable if its border is constantly shifting? How can a
community survive if it is incorporated into a huge entity? How does
belonging work in new cities? And what can indigenous peoples do to
retain a sense of self in a fast-moving neoliberal world?
Ethnographically rich and diverse in its scope, Identity Destabilised
contains chapters from many parts of the world, including the
Philippines, Israel, Australia, the Cape Verde Islands and
Afghanistan. The authors investigate how identity changes in response
to contemporary forces, from rapid industrialisation, the enforced
return of migrants and the silencing of indigenous groups to sudden
population growth in boomtowns and the touristification of local
culture.
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ISBN
9781786800053
Publisert
2016
Utgave
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Vendor
Pluto Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok