Description: Product Description : MERCENARIES In clear and concise terms Robert Went demythologises globalization He refutes the myth that globalization is an entirely new phenomenon and that it is an unavoidable process While recognising that it poses serious strategic challenges to the Left he argues that these challenges are not insurmountable and that there is hope for advocating real changeWent puts globalization into its historical perspective He shows that there is no option of returning to the postwar mode of expansion but that the current trend must be altered If not he warns of greater social inequality levelling of wages worsening of working conditions lifethreatening ecological deterioration and a pervasive dictatorship of the market To combat this rampant globalization Went challenges the Left to rebuild its own movement and offer up a credible alternative From reviews of the Dutch and German edition Every category of reader will find in Went an author who understands the art of writing very clearly and accessibly for a broad public Het Financiele Dagblad Amsterdam 14 March 1996 The Dutch Financial TimesThis sober analysis of the globalization phenomenon is very accessible and smoothly written FinancieelEconomische Tijd Brussels 20 April 1996Wents greatest merit is that he proves on the one hand that globalization is not storming ahead as fast as many would have us believe and on the other hand he shows that great societal changes are taking place Onze Wereld Amsterdam June 1996 one of the main Dutch Third World solidarity magazines( it is an used product )
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Brand: Pluto Press
UPC: 9780745314716
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Country of Origin: USA United States
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ISBN-10: 745314716
ISBN-13: 9780745314716
SKU: SONG0745314716
Edition: First Edition
No. of Pages: 320
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Mercenaries: an African Security Dilemma
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: Africa / General, Military / General, International Relations / General, World / African
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: J. 'kayode Fayemi
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
