Globalization: The Human Consequences

Globalization is a word that is currently much in use. This book is an attempt to show that there is far more to globalization than its surface manifestations. Unpacking the social roots and social consequences of globalizing processes, this book disperses some of the mist that surrounds the term.

Auteur

Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor of Sociology at the Universities of Leeds and Warsaw and was awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Prize for 1998.

Contenu

Introduction. 1. Time and Class. 2. Space Wars: a Career Report. 3. After the Nation-state - What? 4. Tourists and Vagabonds. 5. Global Law, Local Orders. Notes. Index.