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Toward an Other Globalization: From the Single Thought to Universal Conscience
Milton Santos
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Hardback. Editor(s): Melgaco, Lucas; Clarke, Tim. Series: Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice. Num Pages: 113 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HPQ; JPQB; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book presents an alternative theory of globalization that derives not from the dominant perspective of the West, from which this process emerged, but from the critical vantage point of the Third World, which has borne the heaviest burdens of globalization. It offers a critical and uniquely first-hand perspective that is lacking not only from the apologists of Western hegemony, but from most scholars writing against this hegemony from within the globalizing world. Renowned throughout Latin America and parts of Europe, the author, Brazilian geographer Milton Santos, has long been for the most part inaccessible to the English-speaking world. Only ... Read more
This book presents an alternative theory of globalization that derives not from the dominant perspective of the West, from which this process emerged, but from the critical vantage point of the Third World, which has borne the heaviest burdens of globalization. It offers a critical and uniquely first-hand perspective that is lacking not only from the apologists of Western hegemony, but from most scholars writing against this hegemony from within the globalizing world. Renowned throughout Latin America and parts of Europe, the author, Brazilian geographer Milton Santos, has long been for the most part inaccessible to the English-speaking world. Only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Series
Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice
Number of Pages
111
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319538914
SKU
V9783319538914
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