ABSTRACT

Globalization is usually said to be about markets, power, and culture. This innovative book goes further, arguing that globalization may also be understood as a way of knowing and representing the world. Mittelman debunks several prevalent myths about globalization and 'anti-globalization', presenting alternatives to this force and indicating the prospects for a new common sense about future world order. Drawing on considerable original research, this book shows how globalization itself and globalization studies have changed since 9/11. Compact and accessible, Whither Globalization? is a major contribution to the study of globalization by one of the leading scholars in the field and is essential reading for students of international relations and international political economy.

part |2 pages

Part I Power

chapter 1|10 pages

The power of globalization

part |2 pages

Part II Knowledge

chapter 2|6 pages

Mapping globalization

chapter 3|13 pages

Globalization: an ascendant paradigm?

chapter 4|11 pages

Critical globalization studies

part |2 pages

Part III Ideology

part |2 pages

Part IV Transformative possibilities

chapter 8|10 pages

Alterglobalization