Globalization : an introduction to the end of the known world / Charles Lemert.
Globalization: An Introduction to the End of the Known World surveys the history of globalization from the earliest of ancient texts through contemporary debates and the prospects for anticipating the new worlds to come. At the end of the twentieth century, debates over the nature of globalization w...
Uniform Title: | New-world series.
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Language: | English |
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Boulder, CO :
Paradigm Publishers,
[2015]
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Series: | New-world series.
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Physical Description: | xviii, 175 pages, 12 variously numbered pages ; 23 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Globalization: An Introduction to the End of the Known World surveys the history of globalization from the earliest of ancient texts through contemporary debates and the prospects for anticipating the new worlds to come. At the end of the twentieth century, debates over the nature of globalization were unable to agree on a simple resolution, except to say that globalization is economic, political, and cultural all at once. Cultural globalization affects everyone with a smartphone, on which global youth from Los Angeles to Jakarta listen to Jay-Z and Beyonce. States are torn in several directions at once by unsettling economic, political, and cultural forces. Lemert concludes with a serious outline of the possible ways of imagining what the still-unknown global world will become next ways including optimism, caution, and skepticism. --Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | JZ1318 .L446 2015 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781612058269 1612058264 9781612058276 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1612058272 (pbk. : alk. paper) |