Challenges of Globalization: Rethinking Nature, Culture, and Freedom (AJES - Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice) - Softcover

Hicks, Steven V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405173564 ISBN 13: 9781405173568

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

This volume contains eleven essays dealing with the question of how to face the current challenges of globalization.* The essays included in this volume were originally presented at the Renvall Institute for Area and Cultural Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland, on the occasion of the Sixth World Congress of the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD)* Presents Keynote addresses or prize-winning papers from the Congress* Central theme explores the need to rethink our concepts of nature, culture, and freedom in an age of increased globalization* Topics examined range from global justice, international law, and human rights to ecoterrorism, cultural relativism, and the challenges of autonomy* Introduced by Steven V. Hicks, past President of the ISUD, who discusses the issues of cultural conflict and crisis in the aftermath of Nietzsche's philosophy

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This volume contains eleven essays dealing with the question of how to face the current challenges of globalization. These essays examine topics ranging from global justice, international law, and human rights to ecoterrorism, cultural relativism, and the challenges of autonomy.

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"Most any student of globalization and social theory will want this book on his or her shelf."
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"In light of the serious problems that humanity faces... [this book] sets the ideal stage for reconsidering our concepts ... and for seeking pragmatic solutions."
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About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1405173564
• ISBN 13: 9781405173568
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280