This book reflects on the author’s distinguished scholarly career over half a century, linking personal biography to changes in the discipline of anthropology.
Nigeria is a country shaped by internal diversity and transnational connections, past and present. Leading Nigerian writers have... Læs mere
This work provides an account of culture in an age of globalization. Ulf Hannerz argues that, in an ever-more interconnected world, national understandings of culture have become insufficient. He explores the implications of boundary-crossings and long-distance cultural flows.
A number of these key concepts—‘the end of history,’ ‘the clash of civilizations,’ ‘the coming anarchy,’ ‘the world is flat,’ ‘soft power,’ ‘the post-American century’—suggest what could become characteristic of this new, interconnected world.