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The Ascent of Globalisation

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The Ascent of Globalisation traces the historical development of globalisation from the Second World War to today. It presents the stories of eighteen influential figures whose ideas and struggles profoundly shaped the modern world. Through their lives, the book offers fresh insights into globalisation’s nature and explores their enduring legacies, including contemporary challenges such as the global financial crisis, European political and economic difficulties, the failures of the United Nations, corporate power, and government cooperation on climate change.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in history, global affairs, economics, and political science, especially those seeking a detailed understanding of globalisation’s impact on the modern world.

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The book tells the sweeping historical drama of the ascent of globalization, from the Second World War to the present day. The story is told through the richly detailed accounts of eighteen remarkable men and women, describing how these architects reshaped the modern world, for better or worse.

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The Ascent of Globalisation tells the sweeping historical drama of the development of globalisation, from the Second World War to the present day. The story is told through the richly detailed accounts of eighteen remarkable men and women, describing how these architects reshaped the modern world, for better or worse.

Profiling their lives, ideas and struggles reveals fresh insights into the nature of globalisation. The book also examines their legacies, shedding new light on many of the problems the world faces today: the global financial crisis, the political and economic malaise afflicting Europe, the numerous failures of the United Nations, the unchecked power of corporations and the inability of governments to cooperate on critical issues such as climate change.

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Dave Mercer, Geographical Research, September 2016: ‘Blutstein’s excellent book serves as a historical road map showing us with the utmost clarity how it is that the current global order came into being.’

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780719099717

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 264

About the Author

Harry Blutstein is Adjunct Professor in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University

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