Runaway World
Subtitle: How Globalisation Is Reshaping Our Lives
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780415944878
First sentence: A friend of mine studies village life in central Africa.
Description: Runaway World evaluates the ever-increasing impact of globalization today. Extending his arguments beyond the merely economic, Giddens shows how our growing interdependence directly affects our everyday lives. Neither a cheerleading endorsement of emerging markets, nor a fearful rant on the growth of terrorism or loss of American jobs, this is a book about a world that grows smaller every day, and how those changes are affecting our culture, our traditions, our families, and our politics. Identifying globalization as a true cultural force, this eloquent and important volume is the starting point for anyone concerned about our increasingly interconnected world.