Globalization and the Nation State 2nd Edition [Hardcover]

Does globalization mean the end of the nation state? Or are nation states able to respond to processes of global change? This impressively comprehensive book examines the connections and conflicts that exist between global and national processes, institutions and cultures.

Debating and explaining controversial and contested understandings of globalization, the second edition has new content on:

hot and timely topics, from human rights and migration to new technologies and environmental sustainability
connections between globalization and global events, including the rise of China, the financial crisis and 9/11
interdisciplinary insights from sociology, political science and economics

Thought-provoking and easy to follow, this text will give students across the social sciences a thorough understanding of the history, theories and debates of globalization.Introduction to Second Edition.- The Long History of Globalization.- The Global Economy.- Is the Nation-State Finished?.- Global Governance: Towards a Global Polity?.- Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Globalizing World.- Globalization and Culture?.- Conclusion.
ROBERT J. HOLTON is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland,?where he previously held the Chair of Sociology. He is a leading historical sociologist and is widely published in the field of globalization. His books include the successful titles Globalization and the Nation-State, (first edition 1998)?Making Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)?and Global Networks (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).Does globalization mean the end of the nation state? Or are nation states able to respond to processes of global change? This impressively comprehensive book examines the connections and conflicts that exist between global and national processes, institutions and cultures.
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