Globalization: The Human Consequences
Anyone prepared to move beyond the seductiveness of libertarian ideology... will findGlobalizationas eloquent a summation of the problem as they are likely to encounter anywhere.(Alan EhrenhaltWilson Quarterly)Utilizing the works of philosophers, historians, architects, and theoreticians, British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman takes a hard look at the history, ethics, and economic and social consequences of globalization, and finds that it will inevitably divide more than it unites.(Globe and Mail)A valuable introduction to the question of globalization, and, more importantly, sets a new agenda for sociological theory at the beginning of the twenty-first century.(Acta Sociologica)A powerful antidote to bland political-cultural pronouncements of the 'there is no alternative' variety.(British Journal of Sociology)Brooding brilliance... Bauman subtly lays out [globalization's] 'human consequences.'(Independent)