Globalisms: The Great Ideological Struggle of the Twenty-first Century, Third Edition (Globalization) - Softcover

Manfred B. Steger is professor of global and transnational sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He is also an adjunct professor of global studies at Western Sydney University.

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONSThis is the best short book on the phenomenon of globalization. Clear, concise, and well-organized.--Stephen Manning

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONSThis excellent study surveys the concepts and politics of pro- and anti-globalist alliances, and examines very carefully the 'Battle of Seattle.' Looking ahead to crucial struggles over the meaning of 'globalization, ' Steger makes a good case that 'globalism' is ethically unsustainable. This is timely reading on an important subject.--Carver, Terrell

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONSManfred Steger presents a sharp critique of the ideology of globalism as a new legitimation of transnational capitalism while recognizing the benefits of a global society and culture. Showing the limitations of academic conceptions of globalization, Steger criticizes both apologists and one-sided left and right critics as he develops his own conception.--Kellner, Douglas

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONSUndoubtedly the best of the scholarly surveys of the theory and practices of market globalism that has appeared in recent years. . . . Of equal value to students of globalization and those engaged in its practices whether in classrooms, boardrooms, or the streets.--Barber, Benjamin R.

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONS Undoubtedly the best of the scholarly surveys of the theory and practices of market globalism that has appeared in recent years. . . . Of equal value to students of globalization and those engaged in its practices whether in classrooms, boardrooms, or the streets.--Benjamin R. Barber, University of Maryland

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONS Manfred Steger presents a sharp critique of the ideology of globalism as a new legitimation of transnational capitalism while recognizing the benefits of a global society and culture. Showing the limitations of academic conceptions of globalization, Steger criticizes both apologists and one-sided left and right critics as he develops his own conception.--Douglas Kellner, University of California at Los Angeles

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONS This is the best short book on the phenomenon of globalization. Clear, concise, and well-organized.--Stephen Manning, University of Detroit

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONS This excellent study surveys the concepts and politics of pro- and anti-globalist alliances, and examines very carefully the 'Battle of Seattle.' Looking ahead to crucial struggles over the meaning of 'globalization, ' Steger makes a good case that 'globalism' is ethically unsustainable. This is timely reading on an important subject.--Terrell Carver