The Collapse of Globalism

The Collapse of Globalism

by JohnRalstonSaul (Author)

Synopsis

Globalization, like many great idelologies before it, is dead. Despire the almost religious certainty with which it was conceived, nation states have not become extinct, international trade has not created real wealth that has spread across society and many dictatorships have not changed into democracies. In this groundbreaking book, the distinguished philosopher John Ralston Saul examines where we go from here. As the hope of global prosperity fades and the problems of immigration, terrorism and the collapsing economy cause the world's nations to rethink their relationshsips, Saul's exhilarating investigation into the collpase of globalism is essential - and timely.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Main
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 08 Jun 2006

ISBN 10: 1843544091
ISBN 13: 9781843544098

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Now in paperback: 'Elegantly written and deeply important... Saul has provide a vital analysis of why globalization was never inevitable and always destined to fail, and of what will come in its place.' Sebastian Bosher, Ecologist 'A prophet' Time; 'Insightful, informative and entertaining' Guardian 'Saul brings a great breadth of literary and cultural knowledge to his task... There is much that I like about this indignant approach, and there is much evidence to support Saul's contention that things are going badly wrong with our planet, its economic and social systems and its environment.' Paul Kennedy, Sunday Times
Author Bio
John Ralston Saul's books have been published in more than twenty-five countries and a dozen languages. His philosophical trilogy - Voltaire's Bastards, The Doubter's Companion and The Unconscious Civilization - has had a growing impact on political thought around the world. The postscript to the trilogy is On Equilibrium, an exploration of the human struggle for personal and social balance. John Ralston Saul received a PhD from King's College, was President of the Canadian Centre of International PEN from 1990 to 1992 and was named by the Utne Reader as one of the '100 Visionaries of the World' in 1995. Appointed a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1996, John Ralston Saul recently received the Pablo Neruda Medal.