Globalization

An examination of how the postwar United States twisted its ideal of "e;the free flow of information"e; into a one-sided export of values and a tool with global consequences.

As the economies of China, India, and other Asian nations continue to grow, these countries are seeking greater control over the rules that govern international trade.

This book explores the vast and ongoing legacy of Che Guevara in world politics.

Reconsidering Global Environmental Governance: Coloniality, Extractivism, and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice employs the concept of coloniality to examine the relationship between global environmental governance and environmental justice.

This book examines the international causes of hunger and malnutrition and reveals how critical elements of the global economy heighten food insecurity in the developing world.

Throughout the entire Cold War era, Vietnam served as a grim symbol of the ideological polarity that permeated international politics.

In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system.

A Washington Post bestsellerWhile the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, the hidden plague of everyday violence silently undermines our best efforts to help the poor.

India is fast overtaking China to become the most populous country on Earth.

India is fast overtaking China to become the most populous country on Earth.

In the past two decades, states and multilateral organizations have devoted considerable resources toward efforts to stabilize peace and rebuild war-torn societies in places such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone.

The financial crisis that began in 2008 and its lingering aftermath have caused many intellectuals and politicians to question the virtues of capitalist systems.

A Washington Post bestsellerWhile the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, the hidden plague of everyday violence silently undermines our best efforts to help the poor.

The world is on the cusp of a global turn.

In the last seventy years of its long and distinguished existence, the Habsburg monarchy was plagued by the forces of rising nationalism.

Understanding China's world role has become one of the crucial intellectual challenges of the 21st Century.

When India embraced systematic economic reforms in 1991 and began opening its economy to both domestic and foreign competition, critics argued that they had contributed little to the acceleration of economic growth.

The world is on the cusp of a global turn.

As late as the 1960s, tacos were virtually unknown outside Mexico and the American Southwest.

Cosmopolitan Sex Workers is a groundbreaking look into the phenomenon of non-trafficked women who migrate from one global city to another to perform paid sexual labor in Southeast Asia.

Far from mere idle tales, rumors are a valuable window into our anxieties and fears.

In the past few decades, and across disparate geographical contexts, states have adopted policies and initiatives aimed at institutionalizing relationships with "e;their"e; diasporas.

As the world economy slides into the worst recession since the 1930s, there is fear that hard times will ignite a backlash against free trade policies and globalization more generally.

Globalization has spawned more active transnational religious communities, creating a powerful force in world affairs.

This book explores the connections between two of the most transformative processes of the twenty-first century, namely climate change and globalization.

In the past two decades, states and multilateral organizations have devoted considerable resources toward efforts to stabilize peace and rebuild war-torn societies in places such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone.

The financial crisis that began in 2008 and its lingering aftermath have caused many intellectuals and politicians to question the virtues of capitalist systems.

Most global citizens are well aware of the explosive growth of the Chinese economy.

In an increasingly globalized world, there are new economic, strategic, cultural, and political forces at work.

Much discussed but poorly understood, globalization is at once praised as the answer to all the world's problems and blamed for everything from pollution to poverty.

Not since the Roman Empire has any nation had as much economic, cultural, and military power as the United States does today.

In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization.

Throughout the entire Cold War era, Vietnam served as a grim symbol of the ideological polarity that permeated international politics.

In its first seven years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tripled trade and quintupled foreign investment among the U.

In its first seven years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tripled trade and quintupled foreign investment among the U.

In the past few decades, and across disparate geographical contexts, states have adopted policies and initiatives aimed at institutionalizing relationships with "e;their"e; diasporas.

The world's agenda of international cooperation has changed.

Far from mere idle tales, rumors are a valuable window into our anxieties and fears.

Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist who uniquely combines a reputation as the leading scholar of international trade with a substantial presence in public policy on the important issues of the day, shines here a critical light on Preferential Trade Agreements, revealing how the rapid spread of PTAs endangers the world trading system.

Discrimination in an Unequal World explores the relationship between discrimination and inequality by comparing and examining what effect globalization has had on discrimination.

In the past two decades, many have posited a correlation between the spread of globalization and the decline of the nation-state.

Since opening to foreign investment in 1979, China has emerged as the leading investment site for multinational corporations.

American identity has always been capacious as a concept but narrow in its application.

This book explores the connections between two of the most transformative processes of the twenty-first century, namely climate change and globalization.

Since the early 1980s, Japanese firms have massively globalized their production operations and have shown superb competitive powers in global markets.

Globalization has spawned more active transnational religious communities, creating a powerful force in world affairs.

Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist who uniquely combines a reputation as the leading scholar of international trade with a substantial presence in public policy on the important issues of the day, shines here a critical light on Preferential Trade Agreements, revealing how the rapid spread of PTAs endangers the world trading system.

International institutions, from the International Monetary Fund to the International Olympic Committee, are perceived as bastions of sclerotic mediocrity at best and outright corruption at worst, and this perception is generally not far off the mark.

As we enter the 2010s, the global economy is becoming increasingly integrated.

Transnational Cooperation: An Issue-Based Approach presents an analysis of transnational cooperation or collective action that stresses basic concepts and intuition.