Identity in Transformation: Postmodernity, Postcommunism, and Globalization

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275975452
• ISBN13: 9780275975456
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 10.0"