Localizing knowledge in a globalizing world : recasting the area studies debate / edited by Ali Mirsepassi, Amrita Basu, and Frederick Weaver.
| Other author | Mirsepassi, Ali. |
| Other author | Basu, Amrita, 1953- |
| Other author | Weaver, Frederick Stirton, 1939- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2003. |
| Description | xiii, 264 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pt. 1. Rethinking local-global connections. American baroque / Doris Sommer ; Place, nature, and culture in discourses of globalization / Arturo Escobar ; The disappearing local: rethinking global-local connections / Angelique Haugerud ; Globalizing local women's movements / Amrita Basu ; Asserting the local as national in the face of the global: the ambivalence of authenticity in Egyptian soap opera / Lila Abu-Lughod -- Pt. 2. In a world of uncertain places, where are area studies? Why area studies? / David Ludden ; The multiple worlds of African studies / Sandra E. Greene ; Deterritorialization and the crisis of social science / Timothy Mitchell ; The Middle East as an area in an era of globalization / Rashid I. Khalidi -- Pt. 3. Globalization and the area studies debate. Culture against history? the politics of East Asian identity / Arif Dirlik ; Knowledge, place, and power: a critique of globalization / Eqbal Ahmad. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-253) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002151021 |
| ISBN | 081562963X (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0815629826 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JZ1318 .L63 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |