Global Subjects: A Political Critique of Globalization

by Jean-François Bayart

Book Overview

Taking the plane or sending an e-mail: globalization has become part of the fabric of our daily lives. And yet it is often seen as an impersonal force that is threatening to destroy identities and undermine nation-states. In this major new book, Jean-Franois Bayart offers a radically new account of globalization which challenges the way it is interpreted both by neo-liberals and by the anti-globalization movement. Bayart argues that globalization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745636683
• ISBN13: 9780745636689
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"