In recent years, globalization has challenged concepts such as local<br>culture and cultural autonomy. And the rampant commodification of<br>cultural products that has accompanied the global turn has called into<br>question the way we define culture itself. Have these developments<br>transformed the relationship between culture and autonomy? Have<br>traditional notions of cultural autonomy been recast? <br><br><p><i>Cultural Autonomy</i> showcases the work of scholars from<br>multiple fields of interest who are exploring new ways of understanding<br>the critical issue of globalization and culture. By defining culture<br>broadly -- as a set of ideas or practices that range from literary<br>criticism and the work of public intellectuals such as Edward Said to<br>Greenpeace, Zapatismo, and skateboarding -- they trace how issues<br>of cultural autonomy have played out in various areas, including the<br>human rights and environmental movements and among indigenous peoples.<br>Although the contributors focus on the marginalized issue of autonomy,<br>they offer a balanced perspective -- one that reveals that<br>globalization has not only limited but also created new forms of<br>cultural autonomy.</p><br><br><p>A theoretically sophisticated collection, <i>Cultural<br>Autonomy</i> redefines and carves out new terrain for debate<br>about autonomy and culture in an age of globalization.</p>