1st Edition

Migrants of Identity Perceptions of 'Home' in a World of Movement

Edited By Andrew Dawson, Nigel Rapport Copyright 1998
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

Global movement is commonly characterized as one of the quintessential experiences of our age. Market forces, territorial conflicts and environmental changes uproot an increasing number of people, while mass communication, travel, tourism, and a global market of commodities, texts, tastes, fashions and ideologies place individuals more than ever in a global arena. As traditional conceptions of... Read more
Part I: Opening a Debate, Part II: Perceptions of Identity in a World of Movement, Part III: Initiating a Response

Biography

Nigel Rapport is Professor of Anthropological and Philosophical Studies, University of St. Andrews Andrew Dawson, University of Hull