Globalization and its Discontents, Revisited

Author: Jomo K SEditor(s): Jomo K S & Khod Khay JimPublisher: TulikaYear: 2003Language: EnglishPages: 232ISBN/UPC (if available): 8185229759 DescriptionThere has been few who have tried to grasp globalization as a process, back to the time of the trading empires centered on Asia and the Indian Ocean, or even modern imperialism from the late 19th century. The essays in this collection seek to explore one of the many aspects of this dialectic. The authors, of diverse theoretical orientations, generally do not discuss globalization directly. They take it to be a dialectical process of some historical depth, going back at least to the European conquest of the New World.What they seek to explore is that while the process of globalization is, indeed, global, its presence, its structuring and its effects are felt, in varied ways, very much at the local level. In doing dos, they have, directly or indirectly, rescued local actors from the more usual portrayal of being mere victims. In