Cosmopolitan Borders

by Chris Rumford

Book Overview

Cosmopolitan Borders makes the case for processes of bordering being better understood through the lens of cosmopolitanism. Rather than 'world citizenship' an alternative understanding of cosmopolitanism is offered, emerging from a critique of the idea of 'openness', and founded on a different understanding of the relationship between globalization and cosmopolitanism. The core argument is that borders are 'cosmopolitan workshops' where 'cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113735139X
• ISBN13: 9781137351395
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"