Varieties of World Making – Beyond Globalisation: 14 (Studies in Social and Political Thought, 14) - Softcover

Karagiannis, Nathalie; Wagner, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846310202 ISBN 13: 9781846310201

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2012

Synopsis

Globalization has been the topic of heated debate in recent years, with one side asserting that it will produce a better standard of living for people around the world, and a fierce opposition arguing that it will ultimately lead to greater poverty and the destruction of unique human cultures. Varieties of World Making tackles the issue from a different angle, proposing that the contemporary global network of business, politics and culture be viewed from the inter-disciplinary perspective of ‘world making’. Drawn from the ranks of sociology, law, international relations, political philosophy and history, the distinguished contributors cut through polarized rhetoric to examine the current global situation. Their proposed diagnoses draw upon thoughtful analyses of various political dilemmas whose ripple effects are felt around the world, such as the volatile relationship between Islam and Europe, or the legal foundations for a true international order absent in the shadows of imperialism. Varieties of World Making will be an essential resource for all those grappling with the complex consequences of globalization for the future.

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About the Authors

Nathalie Karagiannis is Research Fellow at the University of Trento.

Peter Wagner teaches sociology and social and political theory at the European University Institute, Florence, and the University of Warwick. His recent publications include A history and theory of the social sciences (London: Sage, 2001) and Theorizing modernity (London: Sage, 2001).

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846310202
• ISBN 13: 9781846310201
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256