Summary
A provocative and illuminating collection of essays that is the first to look at the major theme of globalization from an historical perspective.Globalisation was the buzzword of the 1990s; it promises to become even more important in the first decade of the new century. There is now a flood of literature on the economics, politics and sociology of globalization, and regular commentary in the serious daily and weekly press.Virtually all of this discussion makes assumptions, and frequently ex…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712677400 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0712677402 |
| Author: | A.G. Hopkins |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 351g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 21mm |
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By highlighting the role played by non-Western countries it counters the conventional view of globalisation as “the triumph of the West”, and sheds valuable light on some of today’s problems, not least the unresolved conflicts between ethnic, national and supra-national identity * Sunday Telegraph *
About The Author
A.G. Hopkins
A. G. Hopkins is Smuts Professor of the History of the Commonwealth at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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