The Perils of Global Citizenship

Bowden, Brett

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The Perils of Global Citizenship

Date

2003

Authors

Bowden, Brett

Publisher

Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

The notion of global citizenship has been with us since around 450 BC when Socrates claimed that his country of origin was 'the world'. About 100 years later Diogenes the Cynic made a similar declaration as a 'citizen of the world'. These sentiments were