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Book SynopsisThis important study offers a comprehensive analysis-cum-critique of the phenomenon of globalization and links the criticism to the inherent contradictions of modernity. It represents an effort to reverse a dangerous, and possible destructive tide in human existence. Dr. Segesvary''s work links the phenomenon of globalization to the increasing importance of inter-civilizational relations - these latter representing the powerful counter-current to the globalizing trend.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 From Universalization to Globalization Chapter 3 From Religion to Science to Ideology Chapter 4 The Ethos of Late Modernity Chapter 5 Individuality, Person, and Community Chapter 6 The Focal Point of Globalization — Society Chapter 7 A Jeffersonian Critique of the Unholy Marriage of State, Democracy, and Bureaucracy in Modernity Chapter 8 Globalization, Technology, and the Present Economic Crisis Chapter 9 Globalization and the Environment
