Globalization / Anti-Globalization: Beyond the Great Divide / Edition 2

by David Held, Anthony McGrew

Overview

Is globalization being eclipsed by a resurgent geopolitics? Does the war on terror denote the end of globalization or a new phase of militarized globalization? Empire or globalization – are these the right terms to describe the current global order?

The second edition of this highly successful book tests the claims of those who dismiss the continuing significance of globalization through a comprehensive assessment of contemporary global trends. In the aftermath of 9/11, and the war in Iraq, there has been much talk of the end of globalization. Held and McGrew argue that these post-mortems for globalization are entirely premature. They show this by focusing upon the primary structures of world order namely: patterns of governance, organized violence, the economy, culture and environmental degradation. Patterns of inequality, exclusion and domination are also assessed.

Building upon this analysis, the authors present the case for continuing to take globalization seriously as both a description and explanation of our current global condition. They also ask the vital question: can globalization be tamed? Held and McGrew explore whether a more just and stable world order is either desirable or feasible and present an alternative ethical and political agenda for the twenty-first century – a global covenant of cosmopolitan social democracy.

The second edition of this powerful and original book has been comprehensively updated, with three new chapters added. The book will appeal to all those who remain intrigued, confused or simply baffled by the controversy about globalization and its consequences for the twenty-first century world order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745639116
Publisher:	Polity Press
Publication date:	11/19/2007
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.05(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

David Held is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Anthony McGrew is Professor of International Relations at the University of Southampton.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 The Demise of Globalization: Current Controversies

Part One – The Globalization Controversy

2 The Reconfiguration of Political Power?

3 The Fate of National Culture

4 Global Insecurities: Military Threats and Environmental Catastrophe

5 A New World Economic Order: Global Markets and State Power

6 The Great Divergence: Global Inequality and Development

7 (Mis)Managing the World?

Part Two – Remaking Globalization

8 Beyond Globalization / Antiglobalization

9 World Orders, Ethical Foundations

10 The Contentious Politics of Globalization: Mapping Ideals and Theories

11 Reconstructing World Order: Towards Cosmopolitan Social Democracy

12 Testing Cosmopolitan Social Democracy; the challenge of 9/11 and global economic governance

References

Index

Editorial Reviews

Acclaim for the first edition:

"This is an excellent interpretation of current debates on thesubject ... it will be widely adopted."

American Journal of Sociology

"Extremely successful as a short and concise summary of theglobalization debate ... and is an ideal teaching resource."

Australian Journal of Political Science

"This is a brief and extremely useful book, helpful inparticular for bringing some order into the chaos of theglobalization debate; and helpful also in that it does not tell aone-sided story. For students of globalization, undergraduate orpostgraduate, this little book should be an absolute must."

Environmental Politics

Acclaim for the second edition:

"This book provides a masterly and comprehensive survey of thepolitical and intellectual debates over globalization that haveraged for the past two decades. It is indispensable reading foranyone interested in finding out what these debates have been aboutand why they matter."

Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge

"Globalization/Anti-Globalization is the best availableaccount of the complexities of globalization. The authors statefairly a variety of points of view, present a vast amount ofup-to-date evidence, and make a clear argument of their own ...highly recommended for university courses and for the generalreader."

Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University

"Held and McGrew's second edition ofGlobalization/Anti-Globalization is a thoroughgoing revisionof an already outstanding book. Held and McGrew do more than surveythe field: they discuss how we might respond to globalization andhow we could construct an effective politics to lessen its majornegative consequences whilst improving the lives of the vast bulkof the world's population. This is a stunningly impressive book– a must-have reference work on the central debates withinthe globalization literature."

Steve Smith, University of Exeter

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