Bernie Sanders's campaign for the presidency of the United States has galvanized people all over the country, putting economic, racial, and social justice into the spotlight, and raising hopes that Americans can take their country back from the billionaires and change the course of history. In this ...
Dealing with globalization, this book explains that the process is far more subtle, complex, and uneven. Examining the ways in which globalization contributes to patterns of conflict, it explores case studies, ranging from 9/11 to identity formation. It offers the ramifications of globalization on society, government, and everyday lives.
Argues that the left/right divide which for 200 years has served as the rationale for advancing social progress in sustaining democracy is now destroying it, as partly witnessed through the collapse of both party memberships and voting figures in most advanced industrial economies.
