Identity in Transformation: Postmodernity, Postcommunism, and Globalization (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275975456)

This interdisciplinary volume analyzes the strong links between the way we form our individual and collective identities and the type of society in which we live. The contributors--who include sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and philosophers--focus on the issue of modern identity both on a conceptual level and in the context of European unification and progressive globalization. Among the issues examined are the tension between our fluid, situation-specific identity and our constant attempt to create a coherent image of the self; the transformation of identities resulting from the collective experiences of East European societies in the aftermath of Communism; and the interplay between the evolution of the modes of constitution of identity and the social changes determined by European integration.

Author: Marian Kempny
ISBN-10: 0275975452
ISBN-13: 9780275975456
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2002
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 10.02h x 6.00w x 0.87d