{"product_id":"fear-of-small-numbers-an-essay-on-the-geography-of-anger-paperback","title":"Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArjun Appadurai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe period since 1989 has been marked by the global endorsement of open markets, the free flow of finance capital and liberal ideas of constitutional rule, and the active expansion of human rights. Why, then, in this era of intense globalization, has there been a proliferation of violence, of ethnic cleansing on the one hand and extreme forms of political violence against civilian populations on the other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFear of Small Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is Arjun Appadurai's answer to that question. A leading theorist of globalization, Appadurai turns his attention to the complex dynamics fueling large-scale, culturally motivated violence, from the genocides that racked Eastern Europe, Rwanda, and India in the early 1990s to the contemporary \"war on terror.\" Providing a conceptually innovative framework for understanding sources of global violence, he describes how the nation-state has grown ambivalent about minorities at the same time that minorities, because of global communication technologies and migration flows, increasingly see themselves as parts of powerful global majorities. By exacerbating the inequalities produced by globalization, the volatile, slippery relationship between majorities and minorities foments the desire to eradicate cultural difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppadurai analyzes the darker side of globalization: suicide bombings; anti-Americanism; the surplus of rage manifest in televised beheadings; the clash of global ideologies; and the difficulties that flexible, cellular organizations such as Al-Qaeda present to centralized, \"vertebrate\" structures such as national governments. Powerful, provocative, and timely, \u003ci\u003eFear of Small Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful invitation to rethink what violence is in an age of globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Appadurai follows up Modernity at Large\" with a look into the seamy side of globalization. Analyzing the growing inequalities and endemic violence of the past decade, he still sees signs of hope in less noticed trends of 'globalization from below.' These are important new thoughts from an influential thinker of our times.\"--Partha Chatterjee, Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, and Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArjun Appadurai is the John Dewey Professor in the Social Sciences at The New School, where he is also Senior Advisor for Global Initiatives. His books include \u003ci\u003eModernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eGlobalization\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Duke University Press. He is a cofounder of the journal \u003ci\u003ePublic Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, founder of the nonprofit PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action, and Research) in Mumbai, cofounder and codirector of ING (Interdisciplinary Network on Globalization), and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has served as a consultant or advisor to a wide range of public and private organizations, including the Ford, Rockefeller, and MacArthur foundations; UNESCO; the World Bank; and the National Science Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.04 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450066354354,"sku":"9780822338635","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b14af784148a1ac97119380d37ac96a8.webp?v=1778779302","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fear-of-small-numbers-an-essay-on-the-geography-of-anger-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}