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The politics of home : belonging and nostalgia in Western Europe and the United States /

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"This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-m...

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Main Author: Duyvendak, Jan Willem
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Nostalgia > Europe.
Homesickness > Europe.
Group identity > Europe.
Nostalgia > United States.
Homesickness > United States.
Group identity > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-making strategies that aim to transcend the 'logic of identities'"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:xi, 150 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.