A Globalizing World?: Culture, Economics, Politics

by David Held (Editor)

The news media in the late 1990s are full of references to globalization - the complex connections between different countries in the world and the way these are increased over time. It is becoming a contemporary cliche that we live in a world of globalization, but little attention is paid to how it actually works in people's lives. This work offers a guide to one of the key debates of our time, introducing the main theoretical positions to examine globalization in practice, from the films we watch to the jobs that are available to us, and the goods we buy to the way we are governed.

Genres: Geography

192 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2000

Reviews

[lexii · Rating 2 out of 5]

Layout that makes it easy to read, but it’s hard to follow what they want to convey. Intro + summary connect, but the middle is confusing.

[Kyogo · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is no denying that today's world has globalized. While the spotlight goes to improved technology and communication, we tend to leave behind other aspects of it that may be disrupting the world. "A globalizing world?" written by David Held, is a great book on the origins of globalization and its strong impacts on the world we live in today, drawing from real-world issues and examples.

We need to be able to understand what globalization is in order to understand the complex world we live in. This book may change your perception of globalization and how it can be such a huge factor in driving this world forward.

[Drew Pyke · Rating 3 out of 5]

read this as part of DD100 An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change