... Such as the increased intensity and density of interaction and connection, across nation-state, e.g. the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11th. The images minutes televised world-wide were within and the second attack was recorded live and witnessed across the world. In the past this type of news may have taken days if not months to travel across the world but now the communications networks are able to span into social space vis-à-vis, television, phones, internet etc. Therefore, the events taking place on the other side of the world make a strong impact on our senses, and our perception of what is happening around us globally. The third concept is the increases in inter-penetrations. This is basically where distant cultures are brought face to face e.g. McDonalds and Hollywood films from the USA, songs from Japan and Bombay made films from India. In each instance one cultures identity ...

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