Metaphors in Globalization
Subtitle: Mirrors, Magicians and Mutinies
Contributors: Markus Kornprobst (Editor); Vincent Pouliot (Editor); Nisha Shah (Editor); Ruben Zaiotti (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: January 22, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780230522268
Subjects: Globalization; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Sociolinguistics; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Government - General; Political Science / Government / General
Description: 'Global village'. 'Empire'. 'Global Marketplace'. 'Network Society'. These metaphors have become so deeply entrenched in discussions of globalization that it is impossible to understand the globalizing world without them. But, how specifically do these metaphors help us make sense of globalization? Metaphors of Globalization inquires into the power and politics of metaphors in the making of our globalizing era. By examining globalization via an analysis of metaphors, this groundbreaking volume sheds new light on an overlooked dimension of global politics, redresses outdated understandings and conceptualizations, and provides a critical analysis of existing approaches to the study of globalization. The contributors provides an interdisciplinary approach, with case studies in global finance, global governance, literary theory, political theory, anthropology and sociology.