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Sólo en los últimos años hemos empezado a comprender la doble faz de la globalización. Por una parte, ésta propicia la libre circulación del capital financiero, la apertura de los mercados a escala planetaria, el auge de las cibertecnologías y, al menos en teoría, la expansión de las instituciones democráticas y liberales destinadas a mitigar las desigualdades entre las na...more
Published 2007 by Tusquets Editores (first published January 1st 2006)
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Aug 05, 2017Fotooh Jarkas marked it as to-read · review of another edition
the third try and the language stills too difficult! I should give up :|
Dec 25, 2009Tucker rated it liked it · review of another edition
All modern nations, Appadurai says, attribute their sovereignty at least in part to 'some sort of ethnic genius'--that is, a national identity or spirit--a belief that can all too easily lead to a simplified worldview and then to genocide. (pp. 3-4) People who are not perceived as belonging to the ethnic majority pose a challenge to this national self-conception. The book's title is explained here: 'Small numbers represent a tiny obstacle between majority and totality or total purity. In a sense...more
Jan 03, 2016Juliette added it · review of another edition
I'd always considered the image of the elitist scholar in his ivory tower to be unfair . . . until now. Appadurai writes as one who never did actual fieldwork, never spoke to people who aren't academics, and never bothered with people whose opinions were different from his. This book reads like a man shouting into an empty hall -- his echo pleases him.
Throughout the book, Appadurai blames the victims of terrorism. There's a whole chapter dedicated to how everyday Americans are themselves respons...more
Throughout the book, Appadurai blames the victims of terrorism. There's a whole chapter dedicated to how everyday Americans are themselves respons...more
Jan 01, 2014Aakash rated it liked it · review of another edition
The problem identified, explained and exemplified in the book is an important one. Minorities are being hated all across the world today. Minorities, by definition and some implication are a weak entity, the concept having developed out of census work. So isn't it ironical that the same minorities are being feared and consequently hated ?
For Appadurai the answer lies in the very globalization that hasn't been yet critically analyzed from the point of view of the kind of violence that it helps pl...more
For Appadurai the answer lies in the very globalization that hasn't been yet critically analyzed from the point of view of the kind of violence that it helps pl...more
Dec 11, 2012Mark Fitzpatrick rated it really liked it · review of another edition
What I gathered from the book is that Enlightenment-era liberalism treats minorities as 'small numbers', where the minority as an individual is able to exist within a constitutional context procedurally. In other words, the minority as individual is able to redress the vertebrate structures of the state through the rule of law and other constitutional protections. Globalization, however, creates the cellular growth of individuals as a multitude of identity/identities that may not fit within the...more
Apr 12, 2019Sumallya Mukhopadhyay rated it liked it · review of another edition
Fear of Small Numbers, Arjun Appadurai
The central question that Arjun Appadurai tries to address is this: what prompts the modern nations to unleash terror among the national minority?
Through the theoretical framework of globalization, Appadurai avers that globalization has highlighted strange ambiguity and pathologies within the modern nations. Globalization can be defined as the free flow of finance capital, better methods of statecraft and preservation of human rights; at the same time, howev...more
The central question that Arjun Appadurai tries to address is this: what prompts the modern nations to unleash terror among the national minority?
Through the theoretical framework of globalization, Appadurai avers that globalization has highlighted strange ambiguity and pathologies within the modern nations. Globalization can be defined as the free flow of finance capital, better methods of statecraft and preservation of human rights; at the same time, howev...more
May 25, 2019A. David Lewis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Why is the U.S. and the world where it is right now? Appadurai explained it all back in 2006. And the reasons aren’t hard to comprehend, just hard to accept: globalization has driven us mad, our senses of identity have been corrupted/exposed, and violence has been given a freer hand.
This is a brilliant and crucial book, not flawless but so extremely valuable in spite of any slight missteps. ESSENTIAL READING.
This is a brilliant and crucial book, not flawless but so extremely valuable in spite of any slight missteps. ESSENTIAL READING.
Jun 12, 2019Roos added it · review of another edition
Deze man verzint letterlijk woorden waar je bijstaat. Zijn hele boek is gebaseerd op zijn eigen ideeën met maar heel weinig referenties naar anderen.
May 17, 2018Ico Maly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Jun 08, 2009Michael VanZandt rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Though, I do not agree with everything Appadurai observes and theorizes in this essay, I do believe that it is interesting geopolitical perspective. In the face of globalization, and an economic system that awkwardly fits the current political system, we are faced with more internal/'domestic' conflicts. Appadurai provides some interesting insights into the modern concept nationhood, wherein the national character is defined around its majority. Also, importantly, Appadurai foresees the eventual...more
Feb 07, 2015Ernesto Priani saiso rated it liked it · review of another edition
Las posiciones de este antropólogo hindu son muy interesantes porque afrontan el problema de la violencia terrorista, pero en general de la violencia en las sociedades contemporáneas desde una perspectiva que enriquece el debate al evitar caer en polaridades fáciles. Su tesis se centra en que estamos ante organizaciones celulares vertebradas, que plantean el problema de lo local contra lo global en una perspectiva diferente a los estados nación. Desde ahí abre un análisis que explica mucho de lo...more
Feb 07, 2008Ashley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
globalization => expansion of social uncertainty => fundamentalism & the 'narcissim of small differences'=> violence
As for the capacity for violence itself, well that's always been there, but Appadurai makes an elegant explanation of the current forms and targets of violence- from the intense, almost intimate violence between neighbors (as in Rwanda) to the evolution of 'long distance hatred' (al qaeda types).
A wonderfully straightforward book (looking at YOU Derrida) rooted in the...more
As for the capacity for violence itself, well that's always been there, but Appadurai makes an elegant explanation of the current forms and targets of violence- from the intense, almost intimate violence between neighbors (as in Rwanda) to the evolution of 'long distance hatred' (al qaeda types).
A wonderfully straightforward book (looking at YOU Derrida) rooted in the...more
Jan 28, 2014Mrinal rated it liked it · review of another edition
An in-depth analysis of the tension between minority and the majority in the era of globalization, it's impact on nation states with regards to its policies towards the minority. It's an excellent socio-political analysis to understand the changing/changed nature of violence. The only thing that needs to be taken with a pinch of salt is the Appadurai's fondness of a certain type of political parties particularly while referring to India.
Aug 12, 2014E.J. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Really challenging just because of the difficult language, but worth a shot. About why minorities are formed and why we hate them so much and why this has intesified with globalisation. Everyone who wants to discuss immigration policy needs to read this first.
Jan 20, 2011Justine rated it liked it · review of another edition
good times reading about genocide. was initially confused about how this would relate to a class titled 'theories of communication' but there's some interesting stuff in here. some of the real-life examples were a bit redundant but overall it was certainly thought provoking.
Mar 14, 2016Rob Van rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: anthropology, borders, essays, globalization, nonfiction, violence
Nov 12, 2015Ashley Stewart rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Oct 01, 2015Bilal rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Great job.
Great job. I enjoyed reading this work. A must read for college chaplains. Especially those actively engaged with the public domain on and off campus.
Great job. I enjoyed reading this work. A must read for college chaplains. Especially those actively engaged with the public domain on and off campus.
May 13, 2008Jose Ramon rated it liked it · review of another edition
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Feb 16, 2010Rebecca rated it did not like it · review of another edition
I don't know if I can read this author's incomplete analysis without developing a hernia.
Oct 13, 2012Christopher Fok rated it really liked it · review of another edition
One of the better philosophy books I've read I globalisation. But I sometimes feel that his cookie-cutter categorisation is a tad too simplistic. But an easy read nonetheless.
Dec 23, 2010Brad rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
An invaluable resource in understanding xenophobia in the modern world.
Jan 31, 2017Emily Ever rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book is for anyone who wonders how genocides happen. Very interesting and enlightening.
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Arjun Appadurai is an Indian-American anthropologist recognized as a major theorist in globalization studies. In his anthropological work, he discusses the importance of the modernity of nation states and globalization
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