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Network Power : The Social Dynamics of Globalization by David Singh Grewal (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300151349
ISBN-139780300151343
eBay Product ID (ePID)71112661
Product Key Features
Book TitleNetwork Power : the Social Dynamics of Globalization
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBusiness Communication / General, Communication Studies, Globalization, General, International Relations / General
Publication Year2009
GenrePolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Business & Economics
AuthorDavid Singh Grewal
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight21.5 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal303.482
SynopsisA new framework for understanding how globalization works For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices; for others, it is the unfortunate outcome of impersonal forces beyond our control. It is in turn celebrated for the opportunities it affords and criticized for the inequalities in wealth and power it generates. David Singh Grewal's remarkable and ambitious book draws on several centuries of political and social thought to show how globalization is best understood in terms of a power inherent in social relations, which he calls network power . Using this framework, he demonstrates how our standards of social coordination both gain in value the more they are used and undermine the viability of alternative forms of cooperation. A wide range of examples are discussed, from the spread of English and the gold standard to the success of Microsoft and the operation of the World Trade Organization, to illustrate how global standards arise and falter. The idea of network power supplies a coherent set of terms and concepts--applicable to individuals, businesses, and countries alike--through which we can describe the processes of globalization as both free and forced. The result is a sophisticated and novel account of how globalization, and politics, work.
LC Classification NumberJZ1318.G792 2009
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