Globalisation and new identities : a view from the middle / editors. Peter Alexander, Marcelle C. Dawson, and Meera Ichharam.
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TextPublication details: Johannesburg, South Africa : Jacana Media, 2006. Description: 362 pages colour illustrations: 24 cmISBN: 9781770 092396Subject(s): South Africa | | Genre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung. Summary: Summary: Globalisation & New Identities: A view from the middle brings together 12 ethnographic studies of post-apartheid South Africa, which focus on the emergence of new South African identities with both strong local characteristics and powerful global influences. It shows how, in different ways, through adoption, adaptation, avoidance and resistance -- South Africans are responding to the forces and connections of globalisation.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-345) and index.
Summary: Globalisation & New Identities: A view from the middle brings together 12 ethnographic studies of post-apartheid South Africa, which focus on the emergence of new South African identities with both strong local characteristics and powerful global influences. It shows how, in different ways, through adoption, adaptation, avoidance and resistance -- South Africans are responding to the forces and connections of globalisation.
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