Globalization and Citizenship in the Asia-Pacific 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Davidson, A. (Editor), Weekley, K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0312217986 ISBN-13: 9780312217983 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: This collection of essays by academics and activists from the Asia-Pacific region considers questions of nationality and citizenship in the countries there. The impact of mass migration, cultural homogenization and other effects of globalization on citizenship and possibilities for transnational citizenship that respects difference are all addressed. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 323.609 |
LCCN: 98-25636 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.77" W x 8.85" (1.10 lbs) 252 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Rim - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
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Publisher Description: Millions of people around the Asia-Pacific region are suffering from the twin effects of globalization and exclusionary nationality laws. Some are migrant workers without rights in host countries; some are indigenous peoples who are not accorded their full rights in their own countries. Yet others are refugees escaping from regimes that have no respect for human rights. This collection of essays discusses the ways in which citizenship laws in the region might be made consistent with human dignity. It considers the connectedness of national belonging and citizenship in East and Southeast Asian and Pacific states including Australia; the impact of mass migration, cultural homogenization and other effects of globalization on notions of citizenship; and possibilities of commitment to a transnational democratic citizenship that respects cultural difference. |