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Author Wilde, Lawrence, author

Title Global solidarity / Lawrence Wilde
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 296 pages)
Contents Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Evolution of the Concept; 3 Theories of Solidarity; 4 Radical Humanism; 5 Social Division and Reconciliation; 6 Culture; 7 The Politics of Global Solidarity; 8 Conclusion; References; Index
Summary Explores the potential of globalisation to provide the conditions for a harmonious global community. Solidarity has been a mobilising word since the mid-19th century, conjuring images of united action in pursuit of social justice. Lawrence Wilde explores this concept and raises the question of whether solidarity among strangers is a meaningful aspiration in our globalising age. He critically examines the work of Rorty, Honneth, Touraine, Habermas and Fraser and shows how solidarity relates to nationalism, gender, religion and culture. Looking to the future, he explores the politics of global s
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-289) and index
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Subject Solidarity.
Globalization.
globalism.
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Globalization
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Form Electronic book
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