Transnational Connections

This work provides an account of culture in an age of globalization. Ulf Hannerz argues that, in an ever-more interconnected world, national understandings of culture have become insufficient. He explores the implications of boundary-crossings and long-distance cultural flows for established notions of "the local", "community", "nation" and "modernity" Hannerz not only engages with theoretical debates about culture and globalization but raises issues of how we think and live today. His account of the experience of global culture encompasses a shouting match in a New York street about Salman Rushdie, a papal visit to the Maya Indians; kung-fu dancers in Nigeria and Rastafarians in Amsterdam; the nostalgia of foreign correspondents; and the surprising experiences of tourists in a world city or on a Borneo photo safari.

ISBN 0415143098   Pages 216 ISBN13 9780415143097 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 476 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Comedia Publication date 04 Jul 1996   Height (mm) 229 Non-book description ix, 201 p. ;   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 95046217   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY 306   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC20

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