Global Transformations Politics, Economics and Culture

, by Held, David; McGrew, Anthony; Goldblatt, David; Perraton, Jonathan

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ISBN: 9780745614991 | 074561499X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/4/1999

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This widely acclaimed book throws new light on the complex processes that are reshaping the contemporary world. All too often debates about globalization - and about whether it implies the end of the nation-state - have descended into polemics and confusion.Please visit the accompanying website at: http://www.polity.co.uk/global

Introduction
The Globalization Debate
Sources of Contention in the Globalization Debate
Rethinking Globalization: An Analytical Framework
Determining the Shape of Contemporary Globalization
The Book Ahead
The Territorial State and Global Politics
From Empires to Modern Nation-states
The Emergence of Global Politics
Multilayered Governance and the Diffusion of Political Authority
Historical Forms of Political Globalization: The Transformation of Political Community
Differential National Enmeshment
Conclusion: Political Globalization and Structural Impacts
The Expanding Reach of Organized Violence
Introduction
What is Military Globalization?
The Globalization of the War System: Geopolitics and the Evolution of a World Military Order
A Global Arms Dynamic?

Historical Forms of Military Globalization: A Comparison
Contemporary Patterns of National Enmeshment in the World Military Order
Contemporary Military Globalization and its Political Consequences
Global Trade, Global Markets
Trade and Globalization
Trade: From Antiquity to the Rise of the Nation-State
From the Industrial Revolution to the Second World War: The Rise and Fall of World Trade
The Rise of a Global Trading Order
Historical Forms of Trade Globalization: The Transformation of Global Trade
National Enmeshment in the Global Trading System
The Impact of Global Trade Relations
Conclusion: State Autonomy and Sovereignty
Shifting Patterns of Global Finance
Indicators of Financial Globalization and Financial Enmeshment
Early Patterns of Global Financial Activity
The Classical Gold Standard Period: 1870-1914
The Interwar Years: Global Monetary Disorder
The Bretton Woods Era: The Reinvention of Global Finance
The Shape of Contemporary Financial Globalization
Comparing Historical Forms of Financial Globalization
Global Finance and National Enmeshment
Economic Autonomy and Sovereignty in an Era of Global Finance
Conclusion
Corporate Power and Global Production Networks
MNCs and Global Production
International Business Before the Industrial Revolution
International Production in the Industrial Age: Multinational Business Expansion 1850-1939
The Rise of the Multinational Corporation and the Transnationalization of Production
MNCs and Global Production Networks
Historical Forms of Business Globalization
Contemporary Patterns of National Enmeshment in Global Production Networks
The Globalization of Business: Domestic Impacts
Conclusion
People on the Move
Globalization and Migration
Historical Forms of Global Migration
Contemporary Patterns of Migration
Historical Forms of Global Migration: A Comparison
Migration and National Enmeshment
Globalization, Migration and the Nation-state
Conclusion
Globalization, Culture and the Fate of Nations
Analysing Cultural Globalization
Cultural Globalization in Historical Perspective
The Shape of Contemporary Cultural Globalization
Historical Forms of Cultural Globalization: In Sum
Contemporary Cultural Globalization and its Political Impact
Conclusion
Catastrophe in the Making: Globalization and the Environment
Globalization and the Environment
Environmental Globalization in Historical Perspective
Changing Historical Forms of Environmental Globalization
Stratification of Environmental Degradation and National Enmeshment
The Contemporary Pattern of Global Environmental Change and its Political Impacts
Conclusion
Conclusion: the Shape of Contemporary Globalization
Methodological Appendix
References
Index
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