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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827923203321

Autore

Mittelman James H.

Titolo

Whither globalization? : the vortex of knowledge and ideology / / James H. Mittelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-29515-4

1-134-29516-2

0-415-34206-6

1-280-05896-X

0-203-48020-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Collana

Rethinking globalizations ; ; 1

Classificazione

83.40

Disciplina

303.48/2

Soggetti

Globalization

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [110]-120) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Power; The power of globalization; Knowledge; Mapping globalization; Globalization: an ascendant paradigm?; Critical globalization studies; Ideology; Ideologies and the globalization agenda; 'Common-sense' representations of globalization protests  (Co-authored with Glenn Adler); Bringing in micro-encounters; Transformative possibilities; Alterglobalization; Appendix: The survey questionnaire; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Globalization is usually said to be about markets and power, and, as a byproduct, culture. Whither Globalization? goes further, arguing that globalization may also be understood as a way of knowing and representing the world.