The Globalization of Strangeness

Resumen del libro

This book explores the place of the 'stranger within contemporary society against a background of societal strangeness which occurs when global consciousness outstrips global connectivity.
Contents: Preface / 1. Introduction: When Neighbours
Become Strangers / 2. The Unchanging Stranger: A
Critical Survey of the Literature / 3. Ulrich Beck: A
Perspectival Account of Strangeness / 4. The Global
Context: Rethinking Strangers and Neighbours / 5. The
'Cricketing Stranger: The London Bombings and the
'Homegrown Terrorist / 6. The Cosmopolitan Stranger:
A Thesis / 7. Representing the Stranger: Film and
Television / 8. Conclusion /