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This collection of 13 essays attempts to frame all aspects theoretically in a manner that can account for both postmodernism and globalization and indicate the ways in which both the terms, however different, serve as coordinates that map our contemporary condition.
All the essays are expressions of efforts to employ one or both of the concepts in terms of empirically grounded topics. They also add further precision or clarity to the concepts themselves in order ...
Globalization is a word understood by many, in the Third World, as a kind of political strategy invented by some industrial nations to exploit the poor developing countries. Similarly, humanity, through the process of evolution, has grown from the condition of single families into tribes, then emerged into city-states and nations and now the world has reached the state of what is known as “global village” where all the nations and the peoples of the ...
This volume brings together eleven articles, written by distinguished commentators on globalization, which explore these neglected dimensions. Knitting together theoretical aspects and empirical knowledge, it arrives at a balanced view of globalization. Covering a wide range of issues and nations, including Africa and the Arab world, this volume analyzes: The global-local interface. Global disparities and the rise of anti-globalization movements. Global altruism ...
Globalization has far-reaching consequences for the world community. Particularly so, as significant sections of this very community are being increasingly marginalized. While accepting that globalization is here to stay, the distinguished contributors to this volume voice skepticism about the claims of its supposed benefits. Instead, they believe that in its present form globalization is essentially unequal and biased, besides being environmentally destructive. ...