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Auteur(s) : Füredi, Frank (1947-....)
Titre(s) : Why borders matter [Texte imprimé] : why humanity must relearn the art of drawing boundaries / Frank Furedi
Publication : London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021
Description matérielle : vii, 193 pages ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that
have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book argues that the controversy
surrounding mass migration and physical borders runs in parallel and is closely connected
to the debates surrounding the symbolic boundaries people need to guide on the issues
of everyday life. Numerous commentators claim that borders have become irrelevant
in the age of mass migration and globalisation. Some go so far as to argue for 'No
Borders'. And it is not merely the boundaries that divide nations that are under attack!
The traditional boundaries that separate adults from children, or men from women,
or humans from animals, or citizens and non-citizens, or the private from the public
sphere are often condemned as arbitrary, unnatural, and even unjust. Paradoxically,
the attempt to alter or abolish conventional boundaries coexists with the imperative
of constructing new ones. No-Border campaigners call for safe spaces. Opponents of
cultural appropriation demand the policing of language and advocates of identity politics
are busy building boundaries to keep out would-be encroachers on their identity. Furedi
argues that the key driver of the confusion surrounding borders and boundaries is
the difficulty that society has in endowing experience with meaning. The most striking
symptom of this trend is the cultural devaluation of the act of judgment, which has
led to a loss of clarity about the moral boundaries in everyday life. The infantilisation
of adults that runs in tandem with the adultification of children offers a striking
example of the consequence of non-judgmentalism. Written in a clear and direct style,
this book will appeal to students and scholars in cultural sociology, sociology of
knowledge, philosophy, political theory, and cultural studies"--Page 4 of cover
Sujet(s) : Frontières -- Philosophie
Frontières -- Société
Indice(s) Dewey :
320 (23e éd.) = Science politique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780367416829. - ISBN 0367416824. - ISBN 9780367416812. - ISBN 0367416816. -
ISBN 9781000080162 (erroné) (ePub ebook). - ISBN 9781000080124 (erroné) (PDF ebook).
- ISBN 9781000080148 (erroné) (Mobipocket ebook). - ISBN 9780367815684 (erroné) (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb467112831
Notice n° :
FRBNF46711283
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