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Autore |
Short John R |
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Titolo |
Global dimensions [[electronic resource] ] : space, place and the contemporary world / / John Rennie Short |
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ISBN |
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1-282-26434-6 |
9786612264344 |
1-86189-510-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Collana |
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Focus on contemporary issues |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Globalization |
International relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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