
Globalization
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identifies the different political, economic, technological, and cultural meanings of globalization
examines its historical origins from the ancient past through the Cold War and into the twenty-first century
describes the multiple attributes and consequences of globalization including its effect on the sovereignty of the nation state
discusses recent trends such as the increased use of social media and events like the Arab Spring
assesses the normative implications of globalization
analyzes the challenges to globalization posed by contemporary events such as the global financial crisis.
This book will be essential reading for all students of globalization, and will be of great interest to students of global politics and global governance.
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Richard W. Mansbach served as political science chair at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Iowa State University, and is currently Professor of Political Science at ISU. Formerly a Marshall Scholar, he has received three Fulbright fellowships-to Singapore, Seoul, and Vienna.
Books Ferguson and Mansbach have co-authored are The Web of Global Politics: Nonstate Actors in the Global System (1976), The Elusive Quest: Theory and International Politics (1989), The State, Conceptual Chaos and the Future of International Relations Theory (1989), Polities: Authority, Identities, and Change (1996), The Elusive Quest Continues: Theory and Global Politics (2003), Remapping Global Politics: History's Revenge and Future Shock (2004), and A World of Polities: Essays on Global Politics (2008).
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