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The Globalization of Strangeness

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Chris Rumford

    1. Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

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  • Develops concept of 'strangeness' in relation to globalization
  • Unique and innovative take on muchpublished theme of globalization by key figure in global studies
  • Addresses key themes in the debate on globalization global/local, identity, mobility, cohesiveness but bringing refreshing new perspective
  • Argues that 'strangeness' is caused by globalization and that it has become a social condition

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: When Neighbours Become Strangers

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 1-18

  3. The Unchanging Stranger: A Critical Survey of the Literature

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 19-34

  4. Ulrich Beck: A Perspectival Account of Strangeness

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 35-54

  5. The Global Context: Rethinking Strangers and Neighbours

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 55-81

  6. The ‘Cricketing Stranger’: The London Bombings and the ‘Homegrown Terrorist’

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 82-100

  7. The Cosmopolitan Stranger: A Thesis

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 101-136

  8. Representing the Stranger: Film and Television

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 137-170

  9. Conclusion

    • Chris Rumford
    Pages 171-175

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 176-195
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About this book

The figure of the stranger is in serious need of revision, as is our understanding of the society against which the stranger is projected. Under conditions of globalization, inside/outside markers have been eroded and conventional indicators of 'we-ness' are no longer reliable. We now live in a generalized state of strangeness, one consequence of globalization: we no longer know where our community ends and another one begins. In such circumstances it is often the case that neighbours are the nearest strangers. Strangeness occurs when global consciousness outstrips global connectivity and this means that we need to rethink some core elements of globalization theory. Under conditions of strangeness the stranger is a 'here today, gone tomorrow' figure. This book identifies the cosmopolitan stranger as the most significant contemporary figure of the stranger, one adept at negotiating the 'confined spaces' of globalization in order to promote new forms of social solidarity and connect with distant others.

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"In this original and highly readable volume, Rumford moves debate beyond the figure of the stranger as an intrusion from outside toward strangeness as a feature of the human condition in an epoch of globalization." - Robert Holton, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland "In this original and highly readable volume, Rumford moves debate beyond the figure of the stranger as an intrusion from outside toward strangeness as a feature of the human condition in an epoch of globalization." - Robert Holton, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Authors and Affiliations

  • Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

    Chris Rumford

About the author

Chris Rumford is Professor of Political Sociology and Global Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. He is the author of many books including The European Union: A Political Sociology, Rethinking Europe (with Gerard Delanty), The Sage Handbook of European Studies, Cosmopolitanism and Europe, and Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory.

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