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HOME: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION
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| By: |
Michael Allen Fox |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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£7.29 |
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£2.70 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198747233 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198747239 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
8 December, 2016 |
| Series: |
Very Short Introductions |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Description: |
Ideas of home play a prominent role in the way people of all cultures frame an understanding of their lives. This Very Short Introduction considers the enduring concept of home in our modern world, as international and local migration, homelessness, and uprootedness threaten to destabilize our traditional notions of place and belonging. |
| Synopsis: |
Thoughts and feelings about home traditionally provided people of all cultures with a firm sense of where they belonged, and why. But with the world rapidly changing, many of our basic notions are becoming problematic. Both internationally and within countries, populations are constantly on the move, seeking better opportunities and living conditions, or an escape from violence and war. In spite of, or perhaps even because of these trends, ideas about home continue to shape the way people everywhere frame an understanding of their lives. In this Very Short Introduction Michael Allen Fox considers the complex meaning of home and the essential importance of place to human psychology. Drawing on a wide array of international examples he discusses what dwelling is and the variety of dwellings. Fox also looks at the politics of the concept of 'home', homelessness, refugeeism and migration, and the future of home, and argues that home remains a central organizing concept in human life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. |
| Illustrations: |
11 black and white images |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
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Returnable |
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