Globalization, minorities and civil society : perspectives from Asian and Western cities / edited by Koichi Hasegawa and Naoki Yoshihara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hasegawa, Kōichi, 1954-

Yoshihara, Naoki, 1948-

Series:

Stratification and inequality series ; v. 8.

Stratification and inequality series ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Minorities--Asia.

Minorities.

Minorities--Western countries.

Civil society--Asia.

Civil society.

Civil society--Western countries.

Western countries.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xvi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Edition:

English edition.

Place of Publication:

Sendai, Japan : Tohoku University CSSI ; Melbourne : Trans Pacific Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributor, International Specialized Book Services, 2008.

Contents:

Globalization, minorities and civil society / Koichi Hasegawa

Citizenship models in the age of international migration / Hideki Tarumoto

New racism and 'community cohesion' in Britain / Satoshi Adachi

Ethinic identities and sharing of the internment memories in the Japanese American redress movement / Kumiko Tsuchida

Global civil society and local protest : is an alternative to 'alter-globalization' possible? / Nanako Inaba and Naoto Higuchi

Islam in Bali / Naoki Yoshihara

Unchanging fortunes of Jakarta informal sector workers / Raphealla Dewantari Dwianto

Street homeless as an urban minority : a case of metro Manila / Hideo Aoki

The reorganization of ethnic Chinese groups in Thailand, and the background to this reorganization / Kazuo Yoshihara

The Bangladeshi community in London : social enterprises and the transnational development of community empowerment / Yaeko Nishiyama and Shiho Nishiyama.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-240) and index.

ISBN:

1876843853

9781876843854

9781876843793

1876843799

OCLC:

232605921