Home: A Very Short Introduction

by Michael Allen Fox

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Ideas of home play a prominent role in the way people of all cultures frame an understanding of their lives. This title 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.

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Michael Allen Fox is professor emeritus of philosophy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and adjunct professor of humanities at the University of New England in Australia. He is the author of The Accessible Hegel, Deep Vegetarianism, and several other titles

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Home: A Very Short Introduction

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Nonfiction, Sociology, Philosophy, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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306.4Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial Behavior - Dating, Marriage, DivorceSpecific aspects of culture
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HQ503Social sciencesThe family. Marriage, Women and SexualityThe Family. Marriage. WomenThe family. Marriage. Home
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