The Three Waves of Globalization: A History of a Developing Global Consciousness

by Robbie Robertson

Book Overview

Globalization necessitates a new reading of the human story, argues historian Robbie Robertson in this thought-provoking study. Its origins, he suggests, lie in the interconnections that slowly enveloped humans since the earliest of times.

But things changed dramatically 500 years ago when humanity's interconnections assumed global proportions for the first time and produced what the author sees as three consecutive waves of globalization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856498611
• ISBN13: 9781856498616
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"