The three waves of globalization : a history of a developing global consciousness / Robbie Robertson.
"Globalization requires a new reading of the human story. Historian Robbie Robertson argues that the human interconnections slowly developing since pre-history achieved global proportions for the first time 500 years ago. A globalized humanity needs a new consciousness of itself to avoid the up...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Nova Scotia : New York :
Fernwood Pub. ; Zed Books,
2003.
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| Summary: | "Globalization requires a new reading of the human story. Historian Robbie Robertson argues that the human interconnections slowly developing since pre-history achieved global proportions for the first time 500 years ago. A globalized humanity needs a new consciousness of itself to avoid the upset threatened by ethnic and national tensions, environmental catastrophes, and a new democratic divide. Our nascent global consciousness, Robertson urges, needs to be fostered to effect global solutions based on an inclusive reading of history, economic democratization, and individual empowerment."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 291 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-280) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1856498603 9781856498609 1856498611 9781856498616 |