Planetary Politics: Human Rights, Terror, and Global Society (Logos: Perspectives on Modern Society and Culture)

Planetary Politics: Human Rights, Terror, and Global Society (Logos: Perspectives on Modern Society and Culture)

by Alba Alexander (Contributor), Stephen Eric Bronner (Editor), Ulrich Beck (Contributor)

Synopsis

Global society has been analyzed in any number of ways: books dealing with its economic and cultural implications flood the market. But Planetary Politics highlights something unique. It explores globalization with an eye on the transformation of politics into a planetary enterprise. Bringing together the work of major scholars with national and international reputations, this exciting new work offers perspectives for dealing with the complexity of power in the planetary life of the new millennium.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 242
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 20 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 0742541991
ISBN 13: 9780742541993

Media Reviews
An important volume for both scholars and practitioners alike. * Political Studies Review *
[This book] presents an accessible and interesting group of essays that meets the Logos series' aim of communicating bold ideas that appeal to a wide audience. One of the strengths of this collection is that Bronner has compiled a selection of essays written by authors from diverse academic backgrounds; this helps to communicate the message that the political, economic, and cultural cannot be considered apart from one another, and to bring a variety of perspectives to bear on globalization. . . . The collection offers highly accessible reflections on contemporary political issues. * International Affairs *
Author Bio
Stephen Eric Bronner is Professor (II) of Political Science and a member of the Graduate Faculties of Comparative Literature and German Studies at Rutgers University. He is the senior editor of Logos, an interdisciplinary internet journal. His works include: A Rumor about the Jews: Anti-Semitism, Conspiracy, and the 'Protocols of Zion,' Imagining the Possible: Radical Politics for Conservative Times, and Reclaiming Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement.