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Critical theories of globalization / by Chamsy el-Ojeili, Patrick Hayden.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Description: viii, 241 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 140398638X (cloth)
  • 1403986398 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.482 22
LOC classification:
  • JZ1318 .E5 2006
Contents:
1. Theorizing globalization : introducing the challenge -- 2. Economic globalization -- 3. Globalization and politics -- 4. Cultural globalization -- 5. Resisting globalization : the alternative globalization movement.
Summary: "This highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and its consequences. Exploring the insights of a wide range of critical theorists, this book argues that debates about globalization cannot be divorced from struggles for emancipation or from the contradictory realities of contemporary society. Clearly organized around thematic chapters designed to provoke student inquiry, the book demonstrates how the views of critical theorists are crucial to understanding the global processes shaping the world today."--Publisher description.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 303.482 ELO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A323966B
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Theorizing globalization : introducing the challenge -- 2. Economic globalization -- 3. Globalization and politics -- 4. Cultural globalization -- 5. Resisting globalization : the alternative globalization movement.

"This highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and its consequences. Exploring the insights of a wide range of critical theorists, this book argues that debates about globalization cannot be divorced from struggles for emancipation or from the contradictory realities of contemporary society. Clearly organized around thematic chapters designed to provoke student inquiry, the book demonstrates how the views of critical theorists are crucial to understanding the global processes shaping the world today."--Publisher description.

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