- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Robinson Publishing (26 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845291867
- ISBN-13: 978-1845291860
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 365,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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MacGillivray has an outstanding grasp of his subject, in addition to the wide body of research behind his book.
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This is a huge undertaking, but MacGillivray draws together the many strands effectively.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Must read book if you're seriously interested in environmental thinking, or just thinking
22 April 2006
Format:Paperback
This is a must read book if you are looking for a wry and balanced review of globalisation, that is replete with historic anecdotes and high quality analysis. The book ranks right up there with David Korten's excellent When Corporations Ruled the World and Clive Ponting's, at the time, pathbreaking Green History of the World.
Alex manages genuine humour (tracking the steady growth in the number of countries over the last few decades according to membership of the UN, recognition by FIFA, or entries in the CIA's World Fact Book), inserts some bizarre facts (the unit of measure for a curry's spiciness is the Scoville) and weaves in some first rate primary data analysis - for instance creating a new data set showing that much of the reputed growth of in international trade over the past two decades arises from regional (intra trading block) rather than truly international movement of goods and services.
The book's destination, that the current wave of globalisation is just the most recent of a series, might or might not be to your taste but the journey getting there is great fun. Enjoy.
Alex manages genuine humour (tracking the steady growth in the number of countries over the last few decades according to membership of the UN, recognition by FIFA, or entries in the CIA's World Fact Book), inserts some bizarre facts (the unit of measure for a curry's spiciness is the Scoville) and weaves in some first rate primary data analysis - for instance creating a new data set showing that much of the reputed growth of in international trade over the past two decades arises from regional (intra trading block) rather than truly international movement of goods and services.
The book's destination, that the current wave of globalisation is just the most recent of a series, might or might not be to your taste but the journey getting there is great fun. Enjoy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Alex Macgillivray has written something absoluteoly unique. It sets the globalisation debate in a vast historical context, and manages to explode so many myths that he will keep the pundits of both sides re-thinking their basic premises. And he manages to do it with verve and wit. There is no better introduction to globalisation currently in print
Format:Paperback
This book seems to have it all: its writing is clever and funny, but also astute and searching. It provides a comprehensive tour of the history of globalization and the cultural, economic and social forces which have shaped it over time. The tour takes in Venetian mapmakers, the spice trade, The Man With No Name and a Tasmanian Devil - don't ask, you have to read it. If you do, you'll be left with a better understanding of why globalization is now centre stage in world politics, and more questioning about the direction it is taking us in.
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