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Global Transformations
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Global Transformations

Politics, Economics, and Culture
PaperbackPaperback
EUR39,00

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"This book is a superb and extraordinary accomplishment, one that is destined to become the definitive work on globalization for a long time to come. It is both a succinct summary of a vast field and a creative synthesis . . . so fully coherent as to break new ground in remarkably imaginative and disciplined ways."--James N. Rosenau, George Washington University
"The best study yet on globalization. The authors provide a sensible conceptual framework to gauge the great social, economic, political, and technological forces that are reshaping global relationships."--Foreign Affairs
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-8047-3627-5
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
FormatTrade paperback (US)
Publishing date01/04/1999
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 172 mm, Height 245 mm, Thickness 30 mm
Weight934 g
Article no.21230534
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A1788009
Product groupBU730
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David Held is Professor of Politics and Sociology at the Open University. Anthony G. McGrew is Senior Lecturer in Government at the Open University. David Goldblatt is Lecturer in Social Sciences at the Open University. Jonathan Perraton is Lecturer in Economics at Sheffield University.

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