Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory (routledge Advances In Sociology)
by Chris Rumford /
2008 / English / PDF
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Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization,
Theory
Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization,
Theory endeavors a highly innovative reading of both
globalization theory and contemporary European transformations.
Interpreting cosmopolitanism as a politics of space,
Rumford positions his analysis at the intersection of
two exciting currents in contemporary social science research:
the ‘spatial turn’ in the social sciences and the renewed
interest in cosmopolitanism. Rumford elaborates a completely
new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary
social and political transformation of Europe, and takes issue
with many aspects of the globalization-inspired accounts of
Europeanization which remain blind to the spatial dimensions of
change. In addition to its compelling reading of
cosmopolitanism,
endeavors a highly innovative reading of both
globalization theory and contemporary European transformations.
Interpreting cosmopolitanism as a politics of space,
Rumford positions his analysis at the intersection of
two exciting currents in contemporary social science research:
the ‘spatial turn’ in the social sciences and the renewed
interest in cosmopolitanism. Rumford elaborates a completely
new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary
social and political transformation of Europe, and takes issue
with many aspects of the globalization-inspired accounts of
Europeanization which remain blind to the spatial dimensions of
change. In addition to its compelling reading of
cosmopolitanism,Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization,
Theory
Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization,
Theory,
,offers a provocative critique for
thinking about Europe in terms of Empire,
and advances the startling claim that Europe
should be considered ‘postwestern’.
offers a provocative critique for
thinking about Europe in terms of Empire,
and advances the startling claim that Europe
should be considered ‘postwestern’.
