The new global history / Bruce Mazlish.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mazlish, Bruce, 1923-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--History.

Globalization.

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 131 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

Increased interdependence and interconnection among peoples and societies is a fact of life. The New Global History is a critical inquiry into the process of globalization, viewed both historically and holistically. Bruce Mazlish argues that globalization is the result of the interplay of many factors, not merely something that the West has imposed on the rest of the world.

Cutting across disciplinary boundaries, The New Global History offers a fresh, overarching view, which emphasizes that we are now in a global epoch. In this context, the book considers such factors as multinational corporations and organizations, as well as the Cold War. It points to a change in consciousness where morality and humanity are brought to the forefront. This book helps us to place our everyday experience of globalization in the context of scholarly knowledge. The New Global History represents an invaluable blueprint for critical developments in this increasingly relevant field of history.

Contents:

Part I Nature of New Global History 5

1 Globalization without end: a framing 7

2 Onwards and outwards: a kind of revolution 15

Part II Factors of New Global History 23

3 Cold War and globalization: unintended consequences 25

4 The multinational corporations: ruling the globe? 34

5 The NGOs movement 42

Part III Policy and morality 53

6 The hijacking of global society 55

7 The global and the local 66

8 Toward a higher morality 80

9 Global Humanity 94.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415409209

0415409217

0203968948

OCLC:

65820021

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