A systematically revised and updated new edition of a highly acclaimed text which was an immediate bestseller on courses around the world. The second edition takes a broader perspective giving increased coverage of other dimensions of globalization alongside its core focus on the rise of supraterritoriality which, the author argues, is globalization's most distinctive feature.
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'[S]uperb...[T]he theoretical perspective works! It informs! It clarifies! It stimulates!...This is a book that can serve as an introductory text in all fields. It is the kind of work that can help promote movement in the direction the academy, its classrooms, and its research centers should be going: toward the unity of knowledge in a world ever more tied together by nonterritorial processes, structures, and norms.' - James N. Rosenau, International Studies Review
'Do we need another book on globalization? Jan Aart Scholte is modest enough to pose this question, but his text is a plausible riposte. What we get in here is the most accessible textbook yet produced: this book can be recommended to students with confidence that here is a coherent view of globalization that can be tested against other arguments and information...Scholte's book is the best available version of the globalization paradigm.' - Martin Shaw, Millennium
'[A]n impressive analysis of contemporary globalization that convincingly demonstrates why superterritoriality needs to be taken more seriously in the academy and beyond.' - Tony McGrew, New Political Economy
Reviews of current edition:
'... required reading for anyone interested in the various dimensions of contemporary globalization. Scholte has succeeded in writing a book that is, in fact, much more than an 'introduction'.' - Wil Hout, Development and Change
'[S]uperb...[T]he theoretical perspective works! It informs! It clarifies! It stimulates!...This is a book that can serve as an introductory text in all fields. It is the kind of work that can help promote movement in the direction the academy, its classrooms, and its research centers should be going: toward the unity of knowledge in a world ever more tied together by nonterritorial processes, structures, and norms.' - James N. Rosenau, International Studies Review
'Do we need another book on globalization? Jan Aart Scholte is modest enough to pose this question, but his text is a plausible riposte. What we get in here is the most accessible textbook yet produced: this book can be recommended to students with confidence that here is a coherent view of globalization that can be tested against other arguments and information...Scholte's book is the best available version of the globalization paradigm.' - Martin Shaw, Millennium
'[A]n impressive analysis of contemporary globalization that convincingly demonstrates why superterritoriality needs to be taken more seriously in the academy and beyond.' - Tony McGrew, New Political Economy
Reviews of current edition:
'... required reading for anyone interested in the various dimensions of contemporary globalization. Scholte has succeeded in writing a book that is, in fact, much more than an 'introduction'.' - Wil Hout, Development and Change
About the Author
JAN AART SCHOLTE is Professor of Politics and International Studies, and Co-Director for the Study of Globalsation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, UK.
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This is the ideal guide to globalisation. The term 'globalisation' is often misued to decorate exagerated academic theses and increase sales - the term is sprayed around like perfume to freshen up the appearance of many books (just try googling it). At last, here is a book which avoids the clouds of obsification caused by other authors who either explain the benefits of the currently dominant neoliberal economic doctrine and call this globalisation, or critique the resemblence of imperial and colonial tendencies by powerful elites and are branded as the anti-globalisation movement (a contridiction if ever there was one).
This book describes the core characteristic of globalisation as superteritoriality, in which the emerging priority is no longer the nation-state, but is the realisation of a global-space. Here there is no single globalisation but multiple developments of which economic integration is only one. Globalisation may be unstoppable, but there are opportunities for us to shape the emergent trends of identity, knowledge, production and governance and so give greater emphasis to tackling inequality, promoting democracy and striving for greater security.
Scholte's book is the best available description of globalisation. We need to know more about the world and this may be a textbook but it is an easy read and makes the world more accessible.
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Not a bad place to start but already dated
25 May 2011
By Mr Nice
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This is not a bad text; it simply overviews many on the main themes in contemporary globalization studies. It examines; production, security and insecurity, governance and knowledge.
However anyone looking for something comprehensive should probably look elsewhere and note that this is very light on social theory and heavy on your typical `globalization began in 1987' tagline. It could easily to retitled as introduction to global processes, but it a place to start nonetheless.
However anyone looking for something comprehensive should probably look elsewhere and note that this is very light on social theory and heavy on your typical `globalization began in 1987' tagline. It could easily to retitled as introduction to global processes, but it a place to start nonetheless.
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Great Introduction
17 May 2011
By Robert J O'Brien
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This text provides an excellent introduction to the filed of Globalization Studies. It offers thoughtful consideration of the debates around globalization ranging from political to economic to cultural issues. The text provides a large volume of information, examples and data, but challenges readers to develop their own response to problems and issues. It is a helpful starting point for entry into this very broad topic.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing special
20 Feb 2011
By Nava
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This book is truly boring. The author comes up with new definitions for the word " globalization", he calls it new vocabulary. To some of the words he doesn't give a good translation and explanation such as " supritetorrialy or transplanetary". Moreover, you don't have those on web either means if you stack there is no way to go to other source to understand them. Scholte talks about globalization, constantly repeat himself and do not give any solutions.
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