Global dimensions space, place and the contemporary world
John Rennie Short disagrees with the common, negative stereotype of globalization, arguing that the world today actually thrives on local differences and that a global polity tends to reinforce - not repress - the power of individual nation-states.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion
2001.
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| Colección: | Focus on contemporary issues.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436277706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Global Dimensions Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1 The Dialectics of Globalization; 2 What Time is this Place?; 3 Does a Global Polity Mean the End of the Nation-State?; 4 A Global Economy?; 5 Global Cultures; 6 Border Spaces; 7 The Annihilation of Space, the Tyranny of Time; 8 Democratizing Globalization; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations
