Negotiations Of The 'new World': The Omnipresence Of 'global' As A Political Phenomenon (global Studies)
by Sabine Selchow /
2017 / English / PDF
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Global is everywhere recent years have seen a significant proliferation of the adjective global across discourses. But what do social actors actually do when using this term? Written from within the political studies and international relations disciplines, and with a particular t in the US, this book demonstrates that the widespread use of global is more than a linguistic curiosity. It constitutes a distinct political phenomenon of major importance: the negotiation of and play with the notion of the new world. As such, the analysis of the use of global provides fascinating insights into an influential and politically loaded aspect of contemporary imaginations of the world. With a Foreword by Ulrich Beck.
