Globalization Theory: Approaches and Controversies

by Anthony McGrew and David Held

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This is the fourth volume in the highly acclaimed Global Transformations series. It follows in the footsteps of Global Transformations, The Global Transformations Reader and Governing Globalization. All these volumes have been widely adopted in courses on globalization and global governance across the world, and Globalization Theory will find a place alongside these texts. This book focuses on elucidating leading theoretical approaches to understanding and explaining globalization, in both its current form and potential future shapes. It is divided into two parts: the first examines competing explanatory theories of globalization in its contemporary form, and the second looks at competing prescriptions for the future of globalization. The book's contributors are world-renowned experts in their field, including : Chris Brown, Alex Callinicos ,Michael Doyle, David Held, G. John Ikenberry, Andrew Kuper, Anthony McGrew, Layna Mosley, Thomas Pogge, Thomas Risse, Saskia Sassen and John Tomlinson. This book is designed for courses on globalization and global governance at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
It will be of interest to students in politics, international relations, social geography, and sociology.
  • ISBN10 0745632106
  • ISBN13 9780745632100
  • Publish Date 26 February 2007
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Polity Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English