Globalization: Theory and Practice - Softcover

Kofman, Eleonore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826454739 ISBN 13: 9780826454737

Publisher: Continuum, 2003

Synopsis

This revised second edition of a popular textbook provides a powerful new context for debates about globalization through its identification of both continuities and new concerns, and demonstrates the cross-disciplinary imperatives for investigating these areas.Selected contributors: Spike V. Peterson, Simon Dalby, Philip Cerny, Jan Jindy Petman, Anne Sisson Runyan, Marianne Marchand

About this title

Review:

"An excellent and comprehensive collection...essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students."

Praise for the First Edition: "An important and timely exploration of the necessary but often ignored links between international relations and political geography that points the way for the future development of other subjects."

Praise for the first edition:
"An important and timely exploration of the necessary but often ignored links between international relations and political geography that points the way for the future development of other subjects" Roger Tooze, University of Wales, Aberystwyth

"An excellent and comprehensive collection...essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students." Sandra Whitworth, York University, Canada

Synopsis:

This volume brings together many leading figures from different disciplines to present a range of contributions covering key dimensions of globalization. These contributions reflect on the limitations of existing theoretical approaches and indicate possible future directions for development. This second edition includes a new introduction by the editors indicating the contemporary state of globalization studies and introducting key themes such as technology, social movements and migration issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0826454739
• ISBN 13: 9780826454737
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 328