{"product_id":"geographies-of-globalization-a-critical-introduction-hardback-9781405110525","title":"Geographies of Globalization; A Critical Introduction (Hardback) 9781405110525","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeographies of Globalization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Herod (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405110525, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 December 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18 x 2.3 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e?Herod presents in a concise manner a number of critical perspectives on globalization in a way that makes them easily accessible without dumbing them down.? (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"An important introduction to the debates about the geography of globalization. Critical but never shrill, the book works unerringly to expose and render intelligible the intellectual and practical pressure points that are the result of the multiple processes of globalization. As good a starting point as any you'll find.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNigel Thrift, University of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Writing for an upper level undergraduate readership, Andrew Herod has produced a challenging critical interpretation of geographies of globalization that is both historically informed and geographically sensitive.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Dicken, University of Manchester\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eExploring a wide range of issues, from the integration of the world economy to how contemporary processes are shaping and shaped by nation-states and how workers are organizing transnationally in response to transformations in the planet’s economic geography, \u003ci\u003eGeographies of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical examination of what has become the leitmotif of our contemporary world.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges neoliberal assumptions on the nature of globalization\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a conceptual overview of how globalization is a spatial process and of its relation to capitalism\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores whether we are in fact living in a more ‘globalized’ world or only in a more ‘internationalized’ one\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders arguments concerning whether ‘globalization’ is a new phenomenon or simply the latest manifestation of processes many hundreds of years in the making\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on how nation-states have shaped, and been shaped by, contemporary processes of ‘globalization’, how ‘globalization’ has been imagined discursively, and how workers are responding to such processes\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how workers are creating new organizing strategies in response to ‘globalization’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Terminology, Naming, and the Calculation of Historical Monetary Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Envisioning Global Visions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Interpreting Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Talking Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Globalizing Empires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Manufacturing Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Governing Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Globalizing Labor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437746680088,"sku":"9781405110525","price":83.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405110525.jpg?v=1784937680","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/geographies-of-globalization-a-critical-introduction-hardback-9781405110525","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}