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Globalization on Trial: The Human Condition and the Information Civilization

Farhang Rajaee
Globalization on Trial: The Human Condition and the Information Civilization
ISBN: 978-0-88936-909-2
$18.95
2000/149 pages/LC: 99-089900
A Kumarian Press Book
"This all-too-brief monograph provides us with a critical overview of the principal (and often competing) interpretations of the complex phenomena labeled globalization, as well as a vision of the future."—John Sigler, Carleton University

DESCRIPTION

Farhang Rajaee provides a fresh and critical inquiry into the nature of globalization.

Rajaee's staring point is the combination of the fall of the bipolar world system, the advent of the information revolution, and the emergence of postmodern thinking that has ushered in a new epoch. What opportunities, he asks, must we seize? What dangers must we overcome? Addressing these questions, and taking a broad historical approach, he looks at the nature of human governance and how we will have to adapt to meet the challenges of the global information age.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Farhang Rajaee is professor of political science and humanities at Carleton University.

CONTENTS

  • Foreword—John Sigler.
  • The New Creation.
  • A Theory of Globalization.
  • The Coming of the Information Civilization.
  • The Future of Global Governance.
  • Conclusion.