Transnationalism from below / edited by Michael Peter Smith and Luis Eduardo Guarnizo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Michael P.

Guarnizo, Luis.

Series:

Comparative urban and community research ; 0892-5569 v. 6.

Comparative urban and community research, 0892-5569 ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements.

International economic relations.

Transnationalism.

Group identity.

National characteristics.

Nationalism.

Globalization.

Social Identification.

social movements.

group identity.

globalism.

nationalism.

Medical Subjects:

Social Identification.

Physical Description:

316 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©1998.

Summary:

"Expansion of transnational capital and mass media to even the remotest of places has provoked a spate of discourses on transnationalism. A core theme in this debate is the penetration of national cultures and political systems by global and local driving forces. The nation-state is seen as weakened by transnational capital, global media, and emergent supranational political institutions. It also faces the decentering local resistances of the informal economy, ethnic nationalism, and grass-roots activism. Transnationalism From Below brings together a rich combination of theoretical and grounded studies of transnational processes and practices, discussing both their positive and negative aspects." "Transnationalism From Below is a pioneering collection that will make a significant addition to the libraries of anthropologists, sociologists, international relations specialists, urban planners, political scientists, and policymakers."--Jacket.

Contents:

I. Theorizing Transnationalism. 1. The Locations of Transnationalism / Luis Eduardo Guarnizo and Michael Peter Smith. 2. The Fetishism of Global Civil Society: Global Governance, Transnational Urbanism and Sustainable Capitalism in the World Economy / Andre C. Drainville. 3. Theoretical and Empirical Contributions Toward a Research Agenda for Transnationalism / Sarah J. Mahler II. Transnational Economic and Political Agency. 4. Transnational Social Networks and Negotiated Identities in Interactions between Hong Kong and China / Alan Smart and Josephine Smart. 5. Transnational Lives and National Identities: The Identity Politics of Haitian Immigrants / Nina Glick Schiller and Georges Fouron III. Constructing Transnational Localities. 6. The Power of Status in Transnational Social Fields / Luin Goldring. 7. Transnational Localities: Community, Technology and the Politics of Membership within the Context of Mexico and U.S. Migration / Robert C. Smith IV. Transnational Practices and Cultural Reinscription. 8. Narrating Identity Across Dominican Worlds / Ninna Nyberg Sorensen. 9. Belizean "Boyz 'n the 'Hood"? Garifuna Labor Migration and Transnational Identity / Linda Miller Matthei and David A. Smith. 10. Forged Transnationality and Oppositional Cosmopolitanism / Louisa Schein.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Current Copyright Fee: GBP23.08 0.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

ISBN:

156000990X

9781560009900

OCLC:

37269565