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The world turned upside down?: Globalization and the future of the state - Softcover

Jones, R.

 
9780719051012: The world turned upside down?: Globalization and the future of the state
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0719051010 ISBN 13: 9780719051012
Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2000

Synopsis

The world turned upside down? interrogates the widespread claim that contemporary globalization has ended the centrality of the state in world affairs and is effectively irreversible. It offers discriminating definitions of globalization, internationalization and international interdependence and demonstrates the analytical and empirical difficulties generated by these concepts. Developments at the end of the twentieth century are compared with those of earlier eras, particularly the end of the nineteenth and start of the twentieth centuries. The book also surveys the historical role of the state and its enduring importance for human well-being. A central focus of the book is the challenge posed by contemporary developments to the role and capacity of the modern state and the consequences should such challenges prove to be overwhelming.

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About the Author

R. J. Barry Jones is Professor of International Relations at the University of Reading.

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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0719051010
ISBN 13 
9780719051012
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
304