The Politics of Home : Belonging and Nostalgia in Western Europe and the United States /

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...

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Main Author:	Duyvendak, Jan Willem (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Social Sciences. Anthropology. Children, Youth and Family Policy. Family. Gender Studies. Political Sociology. Sociology, general. Families. Gender expression. Gender identity. Political sociology. Sex (Psychology) Social policy. Social sciences. Sociology. Electronic books.
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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:	1 online resource (XI, 150 pages)
ISBN:	9780230305076
DOI:	10.1057/9780230305076