{"product_id":"9780631212386","title":"Globalization and Identity Dialectics of Flow and Closure","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDevelopment and Change Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGlobalization and Identity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDialectics of Flow and Closure\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBirgit Meyer | Peter Geschiere\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobalization and Identity: Dialectics of Flow and Closure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Globalization\" and \"Identity\" are an explosive combination, demonstrated by recent outbursts of communalist violence in many parts of the world. Their varying articulations highlight the paradox that accelerating global flows of goods, persons and images go together with determined efforts towards closure, emphasis on cultural difference and fixing of identities. This collection explores this paradox of 'flow' and 'closure' through a series of detailed case studies in comparative perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirgit Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e is a German professor of religious studies at Utrecht University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Geschiere\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor of \u003ci\u003eGlobalization and Identity: Dialectics of Flow and Closure\u003c\/i\u003e published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 May 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631212386\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e346\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310353903756,"sku":"9780631212386","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631212386.jpg?v=1780193387","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631212386","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}