"The editors have managed to compile a volume that provides an excellent snapshot of the interesting concept of cocoon communities . . . The book represents a very good addition to this ever-burgeoning field."– Michel Maffesoli, Sorbonne University, France

Filling a gap in the literature on communities, this innovative and critical volume proposes the concept of Cocoon Communities. Cocoon communities are highly significant for its members and yet not binding. Membership is voluntary and informal. Weaving together interdisciplinary perspectives, the contributors offer theoretical perspectives and research findings on communities of international students, online mourners, farmworkers, expatriates, and 'Westerners' in India. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and students in anthropology, education, social psychology and sociology.
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Filling a gap in the literature on communities, this innovative and critical volume proposes the concept of Cocoon Communities. Cocoon communities are highly significant for its members and yet not binding. Membership is voluntary and informal.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781443842426
Publisert
2013-01-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Høyde
212 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
160

Om bidragsyterne

Mari Korpela is a social anthropologist, currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Tampere, Finland.Fred Dervin is Professor of Multicultural Education at the University of Helsinki, Finland. His website is: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/dervin/