European cosmopolitanism in question

Including a stellar line-up of international scholars, this book is an ambitious analysis of cosmopolitanism that will push the debate into new arenas, open up new lines of inquiry and have an impact on the study of globalization andglobal processes for years to come. ROLAND ROBERTSON Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University ofAberdeen, UK. His previous books include: 'Globalization: Social Theory and Global Culture', 'International Systems and the Modernization of Societies', 'The Sociological Interpretation of Religion' and 'Sociology and Football'. ANNESOPHIE KROSSALecturer in European Studiesin the Department of European Languages and Cultures atLancaster University, UK. She is the founder of the interdisciplinary 'Research Group on Europe and Globalization' at Lancaster University. INDICE: List of Tables - Introduction; 'A.Krossa '&' R.Robertson - 'Why European Cosmopolitanism?; 'A.Krossa - 'Some Comments on Cosmopolitanism and Europe; 'R.Holton - 'Cosmopolitanism in Social Theory: An Ambivalent Defense; 'D.Chernilo - 'Divided Time: Notes on Cosmopolitanism and the Theory of Second Modernity; 'A.Langenohl - 'Cosmopolitanism as a Concept for Tolerant Demarcation; 'J.Schraten - 'Cosmopolitan Liberalism and its Limits;' C.Calhoun - 'Cosmopolitan Trends across World Regions: Discerning a European Exceptionalism; 'V.Roudometof '&' W.Haller - 'The Obama Effect: Confronting the Political and and the Cosmopolitics of the Real; 'P.Werbner - 'European Cosmopolitanism and the Global Field; 'R.Robertson - 'Bibliography - Index -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-30263-1
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 02/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés