Rooted Globalism Arab-Latin American Business Elites and the Politics of Global Imaginaries - Framing the Global

Does the concept of nationality apply to the economic elite, or have they shed national identities to form a global capitalist class?In Rooted Globalism, Kevin Funk unpacks dozens of ethnographic interviews he conducted with Latin America's urban-based, Arab-descendant elite class, some of whom also occupy positions of political power in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Based on extensive fieldwork, Funk illuminates how these elites navigate their Arab ancestry, Latin American host cultures, and roles as protagonists of globalization. With the term "rooted globalism," Funk captures the emergence of classed intersectional identities that are simultaneously local, national, transnational, and global. Focusing on an oft-ignored axis of South-South relations (between Latin America and the Arab world), Rooted Globalism provides detailed analysis of the identities, worldviews, and motivations of this group and ultimately reveals that rather than obliterating national identities, global capitalism relies on them.

ISBN:	9780253062543
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Published date:	18 Oct 2022
DEWEY:	305.5208992708
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	286
Weight:	422g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	16mm

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