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Globalizations and the ancient world Globalizations and the ancient world Justin Jennings "In this book, Justin Jennings argues that globalization is not just a phenomenon limited to modern times. Instead he contends that the globalization of today is just the latest in a series of global… OL15538206W
After Globalization After Globalization Eric M. Cazdyn "In lively and unflinching prose, Eric Cazdyn and Imre Szeman argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. After es… OL16011331W
The Rise and Demise of the Capitalist World System. The Rise and Demise of the Capitalist World System. Hartmut Elsenhans In this volume Hartmut Elsenhans, professor emeritus for international relations at the Institute of Political Sciences at the University of Leipzig, presents those arguments that are the sum and syn… OL16258202W
The shadow world The shadow world Andrew Feinstein,Andrew Feinstein The Shadow World is the harrowing, behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade. Pulling back the curtain on this secretive world, Andrew Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind … OL16455126W
No one's world No one's world Charles Kupchan The world is on the cusp of a global turn. Between 1500 and 1800, the West sprinted ahead of other centers of power in Asia and the Middle East. Europe and the United States have dominated the world … OL16624651W
Borderless economics Borderless economics Robert Guest "Today, thanks to the ease of technology and travel, we enjoy unprecendented levels of interconnectedness. Societies are increasingly mobile, and immigrant populations maintain strong ties with their… OL16679826W
Globalization and Literature
            
                Themes in TwentiethCentury Literature a… Globalization and Literature Themes in TwentiethCentury Literature a… Suman Gupta "This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies, and the bearing that they have on each other. It engages with th… OL17563022W
Global political economy Global political economy John Ravenhill Dealing with the central themes and issues of the subject, this text outlines the different theoretical approaches of the global political economy, as well as engaging key contemporary debates such a… OL17928837W
After buddhism After buddhism Stephen Batchelor "This original and provocative book presents a new framework for understanding the remarkable spread of Buddhism in today's globalized world. It also reminds us of what was so startling about the Bud… OL19665986W
The essentials of global politics The essentials of global politics Langhorne, Richard The arena of global politics is a fast-changing and fascinating one, encompassing as it does the accelerating processes of globalisation, the ever-present threat of war, conflict and terrorism and th… OL19848428W
That used to be us That used to be us Thomas L. Friedman Friedman and Mandelbaum make recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, an… OL19958114W
The cosmopolites The cosmopolites Atossa Araxia Abrahamian The buying and selling of citizenship has become a legitimate, thriving business in just a few years. Entrepreneurs are renouncing America and Europe in favor of tax havens in the Caribbean with the … OL20022019W
Flourishing Flourishing Miroslav Volf "A celebrated theologian explores how the greatest dangers to humanity, as well as the greatest promises for human flourishing, are at the intersection of religion and globalization,"--Amazon.com. OL20022100W
Atlas der Globalisierung Atlas der Globalisierung NA Der **ATLAS der GLOBALISIERUNG** [sic] ist eine französischsprachige Buchreihe aus dem Verlag *Le monde diplomatique*, der die gleichnamige Monatszeitschrift *Le monde diplomatique* in 24 Sprachen mi… OL20739930W
Globalization and Its Discontents Globalization and Its Discontents Joseph E. Stiglitz lii, 472 pages ; 20 cm OL22535145W
We feed the world We feed the world Erwin Wagenhofer Brasilianischer Regenwald wird gerodet, um auf den gewonnenen Flächen Soja anzubauen, mit dem in der EU Tiere gemästet werden. Von der EU mit Exportsubventionen vergünstigte Erzeugnisse werden auf Mä… OL24464253W
Schwankender Westen Schwankender Westen Udo Di Fabio Udo Di Fabios Buch analysiert die Fundamente der westlichen Gesellschaft, zeigt deren Gefährdungen auf und plädiert für ein neues Gesellschaftsmodell. Untersucht werden die Auswirkungen, die instabil… OL27036918W
Globalization Globalization Malcolm Waters The constraints of geography are shrinking and the world is becoming a single place. Globalization and the global society are increasingly occupying the centre of sociological debates. Widely discuss… OL2924383W
Who's afraid of the WTO? Who's afraid of the WTO? Kent Albert Jones "This book is in response to the many misinformed, often exaggerated arguments leveled against the WTO. Kent Jones explains in detail the compelling reasons for the WTO's existence and why it is a fo… OL3504348W
Natural Disaster and Development in a Globalizing World Natural Disaster and Development in a Globalizing World Mark Pelling The number of humanitarian disasters triggered by a natural hazard has doubled every decade since the 1960s. At the same time, the global economic growth rate per capita is twice its 1960s value. Doe… OL4685169W
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