02907nam 2200661Ia 450 991044979620332120200520144314.01-280-71810-297866107181081-55250-208-2(CKB)1000000000243744(EBL)259195(OCoLC)475975750(SSID)ssj0000163849(PQKBManifestationID)11154784(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163849(PQKBWorkID)10118250(PQKB)11638509(OCoLC)123470014(MiAaPQ)EBC259195(CaPaEBR)405868(CaBNvSL)gtp00521772 (MiAaPQ)EBC3243385(Au-PeEL)EBL259195(CaPaEBR)ebr10120540(CaONFJC)MIL71810(EXLCZ)99100000000024374419991223d2000 ua 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobalization on trial[electronic resource] the human condition and the information civilization /Farhang RajaeeOttawa International Development Research Centre ;West Hartford, Conn. Kumarian Pressc20001 online resource (165 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-88936-909-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-144) and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: The New Creation; Chapter 2: A Theory of Globalization; Chapter 3: The Coming of the Information Civilization; Chapter 4: The Future of Global Governance; Chapter 5: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Globalization on Trial challenges the conventional view that equates globalization with the expansion of the capitalist economic system. With a broad historical and holistic brush, the author presents a view of globalization that is both multidisciplinary and multicultural. What opportunities must we seize? What dangers must we overcome? Rajaee examines human governance and the paradox of globalism and nationalism (or "nativism"), providing a particularly fresh perspective on Islamic civilization. He also focuses on our education system and how it will have to adapt to meet the new challenges GlobalizationInformation technologySocial aspectsInternational relationsElectronic books.Globalization.Information technologySocial aspects.International relations.301Rajāyī Farhang1952 or 3-893757International Development Research Centre (Canada)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449796203321Globalization on trial2166096UNINA