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THE STRANGER IBD

ROUTLEDGE
06 / 2019
9781138312203
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Sinopse

This book explores the concept of the stranger as a âÇÖmodernâÇÖ social form, identifying the differing conceptions of strangerhood presented in the literature since the publication of Georg SimmelâÇÖs influential essay âÇÖThe StrangerâÇÖ, questioning the assumptions around what it means to be regarded as âÇÖstrangeâÇÖ, and identifying the consequences of being labelled a stranger. Organised both chronologically and thematically,áthe bookábegins with SimmelâÇÖs major essays on the stranger and culminates with an analysis of Zygmunt BaumanâÇÖs thought on the subject, with each chapter introducing an idea or key theme initially discussed by Simmel beforeáexploring the development of the theme in the work of others, including Schütz, Derrida, and Levinas. The stranger is an enduring concept across many disciplines and is central to contemporary debates about refugees, asylum, the nature of inclusion andáexclusion, and the struggle for recognition. As such, this book will be of interest to scholars across the social sciences.

PVP
77,65