Anthony Elliott

Identity Troubles

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Identity Troubles: An Introduction provides a wide-ranging, accessible and critical introduction to theories of identity in the social sciences and humanities. Written by a world authority, the book offers the first reasonably comprehensive overview of identity studies in the interdisciplinary field of social theory ' with chapters discussing the major works of key theorists, outlining the relevant social and historical context, and drawing out critical themes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 159mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9780415837118
• ISBN-10: 0415837111
• Artikelnr.: 39595062

Autorenporträt

ANTHONY ELLIOTT is Dean of External Engagement at the University of South Australia, where he is Executive Director of the Hawke EU Centre and Research Professor of Sociology. He is also Global Professor (Visiting) of Sociology at Keio University, Japan. He is the author and editor of over 40 books, translated into over a dozen languages

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Identity Troubles Part I: Theories of Identity 1. Identity,
Individualism, Individualization: Three versions of the self, with Charles
Lemert 2. The Theory of New Individualism 3. Identity Weakened? The
reinvention of imagination in the age of globalization 4. Experimental
Worlds: On posthuman identity Part II: Practices of Identity 5.
Accelerated Identity: Five theses on the self, with Eric L. Hsu 6. Drastic
Plastic: Identity in the age of makeover 7. New Global Elites: On new
individualist arts of escape 8. Digital Lives, Miniaturized Mobilities and
Identity 9. DIY Self-Design: Experimentation Across Global Airports with
David Radford