SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen

by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Columbia Global Reports. Nov. 2015. 168p. notes. ISBN 9780990976363. pap. $12.99; ebk. ISBN 9780990976370. POL SCI
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Over 2,500 years ago the ancient Greeks developed the concept of kosmopolítēs or "citizen of the world." In her first book, Abrahamian (opinion editor, Al Jazeera America) examines the various iterations of this concept in the modern world. Her interest began through her experience of being raised in an international setting. She examines how citizenship is marketed to rich jet-setters, people making political statements and nations wanting to provide citizenship to other countries for their own "stateless minorities." This slim volume is an interesting overview of what has, since 2008, become a source of income for the countries involved in the trade. It is a fairly easy read with a number of endnotes and a list of titles for further reading.
VERDICT This quick read about the new vision for the classic concept of world citizenship is recommended to readers interested in either modern global citizenship or niche economics and marketing used by some counties.
Reviewed by John Sandstrom, New Mexico State Univ. Lib., Las Cruces , Oct 15, 2015
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