| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 369 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Towards a theory of abstract community ; v. 2
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Towards a theory of abstract community ; v. 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Establishing a new basis for understanding the changing nature of polity and community, this work charts the contradictions and tensions we all encounter in an era of increasing globalization from genocide and terrorism to television and finance capital. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- Introduction: Global Savage; Part I: Returning to a Theory of Social Formation; Chapter 2 -- Social Relations in Tension; Chapter 3 -- Contending Approaches in Outline; Chapter 4 -- Theory in the Shadow of Terror; Part II: Rethinking Formations of Practice and Being; Chapter 5 -- Constituting Customary Community; Chapter 6 -- Communication and Exchange, Money and Writing; Chapter 7 -- Time and Space, Calendars and Maps; Chapter 8 -- Bodies and Symbols, Blood and Milk; Part III: Rewriting the History of the Present; Chapter 9 -- State Formation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Nationalism.
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Nationalism. |
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Nation-state.
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Nation-state. |
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Social groups.
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Social groups. |
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Tribes.
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Tribes. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: James, Paul (Paul Warren), 1958- Globalism, nationalism, tribalism. London ; Thousand Oaks : Sage, 2006 0761955135 9780761955139 (DLC) 2006298602 (OCoLC)62344210 |
| ISBN |
9781847877031 (electronic book) |
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1847877036 (electronic book) |
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9780761955139 |
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0761955135 |
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9781446217603 (ebook) |
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1446217604 (ebook) |
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9780761955146 |
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0761955135 (hardback) |
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0761955143 (paperback) |
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