Generations And Globalization: Youth, Age, And Family in the New World Economy (Tracking Globalization)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 226 pages
• Published by: Indiana University Press December 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0253218705
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0253218704
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 14.1 ounces

Product Review
"It provides an great example of how anthropology matters to our understanding of the contemporary world and its global restructuring." -- Karen Tranberg Hansen, Northwestern University

"This collection is well worth exploring for its insights into generational shifts that occur in the midst of processes of globalization. . ." -- African Studies Review, December 2007 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
Globalization is not only a large-scale phenomenon: it is also inextricably bound up with intimate aspects of personhood, care, and the daily decisions through which we make our lives. Looking at sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mexico, the U.S., Europe, India, and China, Generations and Globalization investigates the impact of globalization in the context of families, age groups, and intergenerational relations. The contributors offer an innovative approach that focuses on the changing dynamics between generations, rather than treating changes in childhood, youth, or old age as discrete categories. They argue that new economies and global flows do not just transform contemporary family life, but are in important ways shaped and constituted by it.

Contributors are Jennifer Cole, Deborah Durham, Jessica Greenberg, Sarah Lamb, Julie Livingston, Roger Magazine, Andrea Muehlebach, Martha Areli Ramírez Sánchez, and T. E. Woronov. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.