Writing Future Worlds - An Anthropologist Explores Global Scenarios

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of global future scenarios and their impact on a growing, shared culture. Ever since the end of the Cold War, a diverse range of future concepts has emerged in various areas of academia-and even in popular journalism. A number of these key concepts-'the end of history,' 'the clash of civilizations,' 'the coming anarchy,' 'the world is flat,' 'soft power,' 'the post-American century'-suggest what could become characteristic of this new, interconnected world. Ulf Hannerz scrutinizes these ideas, considers their legacy, and suggests further dialogue between authors of the 'American scenario' and commentators elsewhere.

List of contents

Prologue: Atlantis and 1984.- 1. The "One Big Thing" Quintet & Co.- 2. When pundits go global.- 3. Playing with maps.- 4. Side shows: Eurabia, MexAmerica.- 5. Reporting from the future.- 6. Contemporary habitats of meaning.- 7. Culture: between XL and S.- 8. Soft power.- 9. Scenarios from everywhere.

Summary

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of global future scenarios and their impact on a growing, shared culture. Ever since the end of the Cold War, a diverse range of future concepts has emerged in various areas of academia—and even in popular journalism. A number of these key concepts—‘the end of history,’ ‘the clash of civilizations,’ ‘the coming anarchy,’ ‘the world is flat,’ ‘soft power,’ ‘the post-American century’—suggest what could become characteristic of this new, interconnected world. Ulf Hannerz scrutinizes these ideas, considers their legacy, and suggests further dialogue between authors of the ‘American scenario’ and commentators elsewhere.  

Product details

• Authors: Ulf Hannerz
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2017
• EAN: 9783319706276
• ISBN: 978-3-31-970627-6
• No. of pages: 295
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 18 mm x 211 mm
• Weight: 401 g
• Illustrations: XI, 295 p. 10 illus.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Literaturtheorie, B, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology, Ethnology, Social Sciences, Social & cultural anthropology, Literary theory, Sociocultural Anthropology, Literature—Philosophy