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The East Asian economic miracle of the twentieth century is now a fond memory. What does it mean to be living in post-miracle times? For the youth of China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, the opportunities and challenges of the neoliberal age, deeply shaped by global forces in labor markets, powerfully frame their life prospects in ways that are barely recognizable to their parents. "Global Futures in East Asia" gathers together ethnographic explorations of what its contributors call projects of "life-making." Here we see youth striving to understand themselves, their place in society, and their career opportunities in the nation, region, and world. While some express optimism, it is clear that many others dread their prospects in the competitive global system in which the failure to thrive is isolating, humiliating, and possibly even fatal. Deeply engaged with some of the most significant theoretical debates in the social sciences in recent years, and rich with rare cross-national comparisons, this collection will be of great interest to all scholars and students interested in the formation of subjects and subjectivities under globalization and neoliberalism.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Global Futures in East Asia
• Author: Ann Anagnost
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• EAN: 9780804776189
• ISBN: 0804776180
• ID: 02767290
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Weight: 454 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. January 2013

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