Ethnic Studies Review
Orginal Publication Date
1996
Journal Title
Ethnic Studies Review
Volume
19
Issue
esr/vol19/iss2
First Page
226
Last Page
228
Abstract
Modernity at Large is a collection of essays (most of which are reprinted from other sources, e.g., Public Culture) that link the themes of modernity and globalization to contemporary everyday social practice, and to group individual identity construction and expression. Appadurai takes up the conditions of modernity which for him include science as a dominant ideology, obsession with technological development, colonial social relations, and the primacy of national communities. Weaving these conditions with issues of globalization, which he defines as instantaneous worldwide telecommunications (phone, fax, and internet), increased international or transnational migration, the expanding scope and impact of mass media, and the surge in global tourism,
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