Globalization and the Nation State: 2nd Edition

ISBN-13: 9780230274563 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

Robert J Holton

Opis

Does globalization mean the end of the nation state? Or are nation states able to respond to processes of global change? This impressively comprehensive book examines the connections and conflicts that exist between global and national processes, institutions and cultures.Debating and explaining controversial and contested understandings of globalization, the second edition has new content on: * Hot and timely topics, from human rights and migration to new technologies and environmental sustainability
* Connections between globalization and global events, including the rise of China, the financial crisis and 9/11
* Interdisciplinary insights from sociology, political science and economicsThought-provoking and easy to follow, this text will give students across the social sciences a thorough understanding of the history, theories and debates of globalization. "

Spis treści

Introduction to Second Edition The Long History of Globalization The Global Economy Is the Nation-State Finished? Global Governance: Towards a Global Polity? Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Globalizing World Globalization and Culture? Conclusion.

O autorze

ROBERT J. HOLTON is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, where he previously held the Chair of Sociology. He is a leading historical sociologist and is widely published in the field of globalization. His books include the successful titles Globalization and the Nation-State, (first edition 1998) Making Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) and Global Networks (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).