The mobilities paradox : a critical analysis / Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Department of Economics, University of Palermo, Argentina.
By: Korstanje, Maximiliano E.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited: Cheltenham, 2018Description: v, 174 p.ISBN: 9781788113304 (hardback).Subject(s): Human geography | Migration | GlobaizationDDC classification: 304.8 Summary: The theory of mobilities has gained great recognition and traction over recent decades, illustrating not only the influence of mobilities in daily life but also the rise and expansion of globalization worldwide. But what if this sense of mobilities is in fact an ideological bubble that provides the illusion of freedom whilst limiting our mobility or even keeping us immobile? This book reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the mobilities paradigm and in doing so constructs a bridge between Marxism and Cultural theory.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 304.8 CLI Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights : | 304.8 INT- SL1 International migration report 2002 | 304.8 KON-E Economics of international immigration | 304.8 KOR-M The mobilities paradox : | 304.8 MIG; Migration: the demographic aspects | 304.8 MIR-E Ethnographies of home and mobility : | 304.8 NON-M Migration, Identity and Conflict |
The theory of mobilities has gained great recognition and traction over recent decades, illustrating not only the influence of mobilities in daily life but also the rise and expansion of globalization worldwide. But what if this sense of mobilities is in fact an ideological bubble that provides the illusion of freedom whilst limiting our mobility or even keeping us immobile? This book reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the mobilities paradigm and in doing so constructs a bridge between Marxism and Cultural theory.
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