The Hidden Handshake

The Hidden Handshake uses four distinct, yet intertwined essays to address the questions surrounding our notions of citizenship, national identity, and cosmopolitan belonging. The violent disintegration of Yugoslavia and the undercurrent of EU enlargement stand out as two contrasting movements that highlight the importance of having a national identification while also defying it to avoid both the rigidity of nationalist exclusivism and the blithe nonsense of "global citizenship."

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 National Identity and Citizenship under the Yoke of Globalization Chapter 3 Slovenia's Absence on the American Cultural Map Chapter 4 The Cosmopolitan Spirit under Siege Chapter 5 Europe without Europeans

About the author

By Aleš Debeljak - Translated by Aleš Debeljak and Rawley Grau

Product details

• Authors: Ale Debeljak, Ale¿ Debeljak, Ales Debeljak, Ales Ndebeljak
• Assisted by: Ale Debeljak (Translation), Ales Debeljak (Translation), Rawley Grau (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.2004
• EAN: 9780742517806
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1780-6
• No. of pages: 138
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education