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The politics of home : belonging and nostalgia in Western Europe and the United States / Jan Willem Duyvendak.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Description: xi, 150 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780230293991 (pbk.)
  • 0230293999 (pbk.)
  • 9780230293984
  • 0230293980
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.9
LOC classification:
  • BF 575.6 D988p 2011
Other classification:
  • SOC026010 | SOC002010 | POL003000
Online resources:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- A Homesick World? -- Why Feeling at Home Matters -- Losing Home at Home: When Men and Women Feel More at Home at Work -- New Ways of Home-making: Feeling at Home in the Community? -- Feeling at Home in the Nation? Understanding Dutch Nostalgia -- Conclusion: Inclusive Ways of Feeling at Home? -- Bibliography.
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'"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BF 575.6 D988p 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000108654

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-144) and index.

"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'"-- Provided by publisher.

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- A Homesick World? -- Why Feeling at Home Matters -- Losing Home at Home: When Men and Women Feel More at Home at Work -- New Ways of Home-making: Feeling at Home in the Community? -- Feeling at Home in the Nation? Understanding Dutch Nostalgia -- Conclusion: Inclusive Ways of Feeling at Home? -- Bibliography.

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