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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786239403321

Titolo

Cocoon communities [[electronic resource] ] : togetherness in the 21st century / / edited by Mari Korpela and Fred Dervin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars, c2013

ISBN

1-4438-4634-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KorpelaMari

DervinFred

Disciplina

307.0905

Soggetti

Communities

Community life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; AFTERWORD; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

Filling a gap in the literature on communities, this innovative and critical volume proposes the concept of Cocoon Communities. Cocoon communities are highly significant for its members and yet not binding. Membership is voluntary and informal. Weaving together interdisciplinary perspectives, the contributors offer theoretical perspectives and research findings on communities of international students, online mourners, farmworkers, expatriates, and 'Westerners' in India. The volume will be of...