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Brief History of Globalization
Alex Macgillivray
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Description for Brief History of Globalization
Paperback. From football to fair trade - the costs and benefits of going global Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Globalization is fast becoming the most over-used and least-understood word in the world. For Tony Blair it is 'inevitable and irresistible'. To deny it, says Nelson Mandela, is 'like saying I do not recognize winter'. The accelerating political, economic, cultural and environmental interconnections that it describes are powerful and controversial. But where did globalization come from - and where is it going next? By identifying successive waves of globalization - from 15th-century explorations to the European trading empires of the 19th century; from the construction of the Great Wall of China to the fall of the Berlin ... Read more
Globalization is fast becoming the most over-used and least-understood word in the world. For Tony Blair it is 'inevitable and irresistible'. To deny it, says Nelson Mandela, is 'like saying I do not recognize winter'. The accelerating political, economic, cultural and environmental interconnections that it describes are powerful and controversial. But where did globalization come from - and where is it going next? By identifying successive waves of globalization - from 15th-century explorations to the European trading empires of the 19th century; from the construction of the Great Wall of China to the fall of the Berlin ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Brief Histories
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845291860
SKU
KIN0032146
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About Alex Macgillivray
Alex MacGillivray is a senior associate of the New Economics Foundation, the progressive think-and-do tank finding economic solutions for social and environmental problems. Alex MacGillivray writes about global issues. He has a first-class honours degree in modern history from Oxford University and a masters' degree in environmental science from Imperial College London. Alex is ... Read more
Reviews for Brief History of Globalization
A fast, fact-filled funny book, globe-shrinking and mind-blowing.
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto