Toward a geopolitics of hope /

'Toward a Geopolitics of Hope' posits a world order marked less by univocal 'globalisation' than by a grating geopolitics of rival capitalisms. Now that China, Russia, and much of the undemocratic developing world have embraced capitalism, this new Second World can no longer be r...

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Main Author: Thornton, William H., 1950-
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Other Authors: Thornton, Songok Han
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : SAGE, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Toward a Geopolitics of Hope' posits a world order marked less by univocal 'globalisation' than by a grating geopolitics of rival capitalisms. Now that China, Russia, and much of the undemocratic developing world have embraced capitalism, this new Second World can no longer be regarded as a fleeting phenomenon. Globalisation turns out to be anything but the steadfast ally of democratisation it purports to be. Indeed, the Western democratic experiment of the last two centuries is starting to look very tentative and parochial.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 261 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132114031 (ebook) :