W. Nester
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2011
9780230106918
Globalization
A Short History of the Modern World
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
2011
ISBN13: 9780230106918
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
How did globalization come to dominate our lives? What have been, are, and most likely will be globalization's potential benefits and costs? This book explores the world's most powerful force for good and evil from the Renaissance through today and beyond.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230106918
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction: Globalization, Perils and Prospects PART I: FROM THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION TO THE MARNE Modernity and Its Discontents The Rise and Fall of Civilizations From Feudal to Modern Europe Global Imperialism's First Wave The Nation-State Liberalism and Nationalism The Industrial Revolution Global Imperialism's Second Wave through World War I PART II: FROM VERSAILLES TO COPENHAGEN Peace, Prosperity, and Collapse Totalitarianism: The Rise of Communism and Fascism The Anti-Colonial Struggle World War II and the Postwar Liberal Global System The Cold War from 1947 to 1968 The Cold War from 1969 to 1991 The Post Cold War World The Post September 11 World Into the 21st Century: The Faustian Dilemma
