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COSMOPOLITAN SPACES IBD

ROUTLEDGE
05 / 2011
9780415896894
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Sinopsis

Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theoryáendeavors a highly innovative reading of both globalization theory and contemporary European transformations. Interpreting cosmopolitanism as a politics of space, Rumfordápositions his analysisáat the intersection of two exciting currents in contemporary social science research: the âÇÖspatial turnâÇÖ in the social sciences and the renewed interest in cosmopolitanism. Rumfordáelaborates 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 toáits compellingáreading of cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory,áoffers a provocative critique for thinking about Europe in terms of Empire, andáadvancesátheástartling claimáthat Europe should be considered âÇÖpostwesternâÇÖ.