Synopses & Reviews
Globalization is the key political and academic debate of our times. Globalization is a clear, comprehensive, critical reader which offers a unique compilation of the major statements - drawn from a variety of historical periods, political contexts, intellectual perspectives and academic disciplines - on the globalization debate. Charles Lemert and Anthony Elliott expertly guide the reader through the complex terrain of globalization - its engaging histories, transnational economies, multiple cultures and cosmopolitan politics.
Encompassing the full range of salient human history, this book's remit spans the Babylonian and Persian empires in Mesopotamia, through ancient Greece and imperial Rome to the long sixteenth century of European world exploration and colonization, through to the present day. Represented in the contemporary debates on globalization are leading figures such as: Samuel Huntington, Francis Fukayama, Anthony Giddens, Noam Chomsky, Joseph Nye, Osama bin Laden, Arjun Appadurai, Zygmunt Bauman, Timothy Garton-Ash, Saskia Sassen, Naomi Klein, Kwame Anthony Appiah, James N. Rosenau, David Held and Amartya Sen.
Globalization is an interdisciplinary reader which bringing together the key statements - drawn from a variety of historical periods, political contexts, intellectual perspectives and academic disciplines - on the interrelated theories and critiques of global society, globalizing political economies and the globalization of culture. It poses the core theoretical, sociological, cultural and political issues raised by the leading proponents and critics of globalization, and connects key academic treatments of the topic with more journalistic and popular accounts.
No other book manages to bring together the debates - historical and contemporary, academic and public - as does Globalization. It is essential reading for students of sociology, political science, international relations, public policy and cultural studies - as well as for more general readers interested in public affairs and the global shape of contemporary social problems.
Synopsis
Globalization offers a unique compilation of the major statements - drawn from a variety of historical periods, political contexts, intellectual perspectives and academic disciplines - on the globalization debate.
Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert expertly guide the reader through the complex terrain of globalization - its engaging histories, transnational economies, multiple cultures and cosmopolitan politics.
There is no other book that manages to wrap together the historical and contemporary, the academic and public, debates as does Globalization.
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Expected to become a classic in the field and the classroom standard for teachers and their students, this book offers the most comprehensive, engaging selection of classic and contemporary readings on globalization currently available.
Here, for the first time in print, is the full historical story of globalization ? drawn from original sources, explained by accessible introductions and biographical commentaries, and clearly organized as a comprehensive teaching text to guide students through the ins and outs of globalization. With astonishing social, political and historical depth, the book ranges from the Babylonian and Persian empires in Mesopotamia to the global electronic economy of the 21st century, from ancient Greece and imperial Rome to transformations in contemporary state power and global inequalities. From Kenichi Ohmae to Al Gore, from Osama bin Laden to Timothy Garton-Ash, from Amartya Sen to Abdou Maliq Simone: this is a dazzling collection of the most important academic and public statements on globalization.
Throughout, the Editors expertly guide the reader through the complex terrain of globalization ? its engaging histories, its transnational economies, its multiple cultures and cosmopolitan politics.