The Follies of Globalisation Theory Book

In these pages Justin Rosenberg develops an erudite and lively critique of contemporary globalization theory. He argues that fashionable preoccupations with spatiality have generated deep intellectual confusions that stand in the way of a clear understanding of the modern world. And he shows how these confusions ultimately condemn globalization theorists to a peculiar and quixotic stance: the more clearly they attempt to articulate their arguments, the more equivocal and evasive those arguments become. The Follies of Globalisation Theory looks first at the broad field of international relations. It then turns its attention to a work widely credited with providing a sociological foundation for globalization theory, Anthony Giddens's The Consequences of Modernity. Rosenberg submits Giddens's theory to a thorough, often highly entertaining interrogation, and concludes by drawing out the implications of his critique for globalization theory in general.Read More