{"product_id":"global-futures-in-east-asia-youth-nation-and-the-new-economy-in-uncertain-times-paperback-softback-9780804776189","title":"Global Futures in East Asia; Youth, Nation, and the New Economy in Uncertain Times (Paperback \/ softback) 9780804776189","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGlobal Futures in East Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYouth, Nation, and the New Economy in Uncertain Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnn Anagnost (Edited by), Andrea Arai (Edited by), Hai Ren (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780804776189\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Futures in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e brings together various ethnographic studies on the condition of young people in a post-miracle era . . . [T]he book's well-written introduction foregrounds the key concept of 'life-marking': the act of investing in oneself to ensure a 'forward career progression as embodied human capital' . . . [Y]oung people, as the chapters themselves show in different ways, do not simply succumb to alienation or delinquency, but are actively involved in navigating their uncertain times.\"—Jayeel Serrano Cornelio, \u003ci\u003eSocial Anthropology \/ Anthropologie Sociale\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Futures in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is a notable achievement. The book is methodologically solid and empirically rich. This is a volume to be read by students of international political economy in general as well as those who study East Asia.\"—Kazuya Fukuoka, \u003ci\u003ePacific Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e \"Taken as a whole, \u003ci\u003eGlobal Futures\u003c\/i\u003e provides important insights, generated as a consequence of ethnography, which undoubtedly add to the literature relating to contemporary societies in East Asia.\"—Alex Cockain, \u003ci\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Futures in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is a sophisticated set of ethnographic explorations of what it means to be a young person in contemporary East Asia, seeking a place in a world in motion. A lively and important read.\"—Tamara Jacka, author of \u003ci\u003eRural Women in Urban China: Gender, Migration and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Futures in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is the first cross-national, collaborative attempt to think through and ethnographically detail contemporary transformations in economy, value, labor, affect, and subjectivity in neoliberalized East Asia. This is a groundbreaking, necessary, and exciting work for anthropologists and all others who study East Asia today.\"—Marilyn Ivy, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal Futures in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeeply 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52548929650968,"sku":"9780804776189","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/global-futures-in-east-asia-youth-nation-and-the-new-economy-in-uncertain-times-paperback-softback-9780804776189","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}