Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory

By Chris Rumford

Book Overview

Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory endeavors a highly innovative reading of both globalization theory and contemporary European transformations. Interpreting cosmopolitanism as a politics of space, Rumford positions his analysis at the intersection of two exciting currents in contemporary social science research: the 'spatial turn' in the social sciences and the renewed interest in cosmopolitanism. Rumford elaborates a completely new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary social and political transformation of Europe, and takes issue with many aspects of the globalization-inspired accounts of Europeanization which remain blind to the spatial dimensions of change. In addition to its compelling reading of cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory, offers a provocative critique for thinking about Europe in terms of Empire, and advances the startling claim that Europe should be considered 'postwestern'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415896894
• ISBN13: 9780415896894
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"