Cosmopolitan Spaces

Europe, Globalization, Theory

Chris Rumford author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:24th Jun '08

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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, 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’.

Winner of the Association of Borderlands Studies Past Presidents' Gold Award 2010.

ISBN: 9780415390675

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

178 pages