All connected now : life in the first global civilization / Walter Truett Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Walt, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Modern--1950-.

Civilization, Modern.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

ix, 310 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.

Contents:

Introduction: Globalization Is Evolution Is Globalization 1

Part 1 Globalizations 17

1 The Global Animal 19

2 The Meanings of the Twentieth Century 33

Part 2 Connections 49

3 From Marketplaces to Placeless Markets 51

4 Governance

With and Without Governments 69

5 The Wars and Games of Global Culture 87

6 The Reconnected Biosphere 103

Part 3 Informatizations 119

7 The Informatization of Global Society 121

8 The Bio-Information Society 137

9 Organizations and Reorganizations 153

10 Participating in the Global Polis 167

11 All the Global Villages 183

Part 4 Possibilities 199

12 Global Visions and Divisions 201

13 Global Challenges and Social Facts 221

14 Toward a Global Open Society 239

Epilogue: Certainties and Uncertainties 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index.

ISBN:

0813339375

OCLC:

47705832