Street Protests and Fantasy Parks: Globalization, Culture, and the State (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774808811)

The speed and intensity of global integration in the last two decades have provoked serious debate about the human impact of globalization and deep concern about the capacity of the state to provide social justice. Street Protests and Fantasy Parks focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state. While global processes are fusing societies and economies more deeply than ever before, the editors argue that obituaries for the state are premature, if not wholly inappropriate. These essays examine a series of compelling case studies - the entertainment industry, citizenship, social activism, and wired communication - to assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society.

Author: David R. Cameron
ISBN-10: 0774808810
ISBN-13: 9780774808811
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2002
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2003 pg. 1056