Street protests and fantasy parks : globalization, culture, and the state / edited by David R. Cameron and Janice Gross Stein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cameron, David, 1941-

Stein, Janice Gross.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Culture.

State, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 184 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The speed and intensity of global integration in the last two decades have provoked serious debate about the human impact of globalization and deep concern about the capacity of the state to provide social justice. Street Protests and Fantasy Parks focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state. While global processes are fusing societies and economies more deeply than ever before, the editors argue that obituaries for the state are premature, if not wholly inappropriate. These essays examine a series of compelling case studies - the entertainment industry, citizenship, social activism, and wired communication - to assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society. Despite the seismic changes that globalization has wrought upon governments, the state remains as the last, best guardian of its people. This book - of vital importance to policy makers, the media, social activists, and academics - explains why that is so.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Street Protests and Fantasy Parks

The Global Entertainment Economy

Transnationalism, Diasporic Communities, and Changing Identity: Implications for Canadian Citizenship Policy

Civil Society Activism on the World Wide Web: The Case of the Anti-MAI Lobby

Communication and Globalization: A Challenge for Public Policy

The State As Place amid Shifting Spaces

Posting to the MAI-NOT Listserv

Global Communication Policy Environment

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-11166-7

9786613111661

0-7748-5022-1

OCLC:

756514153