| Description |
xxiii, 515 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
The globalization debate -- Sources of contention in the globalization debate -- Rethinking globalization : an analytical framework -- Determining the shape of contemporary globalization -- The book ahead -- 1. The territorial state and global politics -- 2. The expanding reach of organized violence -- 3. Global trade, global markets -- 4. Shifting patterns of global finance -- 5. Corporate power and global production networks -- 6. People on the move -- 7. Globalization, culture and the fate of nations -- 8. Catastrophe in the making : globalization and the environment -- Conclusion: The shape of contemporary globalization |
| Summary |
This text maps the shape and scope of globalization and provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject. It places contemporary development in a historical context and examines its effect on politics, economics, culture and the law |
| Analysis |
Cultural influences |
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Globalisation |
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International comparisons |
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International defence relations |
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International monetary relations |
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International relations |
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Migration |
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Overseas item |
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Pollution |
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Statistics |
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Trade liberalisation |
| Notes |
"First published in 1999 by Polity Press in association with Blackwell Publishers Ltd."--verso title page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [459]-492) and index |
| Subject |
Cultural relations.
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Economic history.
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Globalization.
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International economic relations.
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International organization.
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International relations and culture.
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International relations.
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World politics -- 1989-
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World politics.
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| Author |
Goldblatt, David (David S.), author
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Held, David, author
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McGrew, Anthony, author
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Perraton, Jonathan, 1964- author
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| LC no. |
99461878 |
| ISBN |
0745614981 |
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074561499X |
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