Description
Book SynopsisThe main hypothesis of the volume is that globalization is a cultural phenomenon. Therefore, the book offers an explanation of how globalization emerged from cultural exchange between groups, nations, and religions. The articles in this volume register the thematically multi-dimensional and theoretically complex contribution of Polish research on globalization. Polish debates on globalization, as presented in this book, on the one hand reflect international disputes and controversies, and on the other hand address local issues. As their crucial feature, the articles in this volume exhibit a special sensitivity to historical and contemporary cultural contexts. They do not approach globalization as an abstract process, instead exploring it through the lens of clearly defined factors.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Thinking Globally Piotr Jakub Fereński, Leszek Koczanowicz and Joanna Panciuchin PART 1 Cultural Theory of Globalization 1 Generality and Universality in Globalization Leszek Kopciuch 2 The Status of Global Studies and Transformations in the Social Sciences Franciszek Czech 3 Musicology and Globalization Bożena Muszkalska PART 2 Cultural History of Globalization 4 Towards Historical Performatics? Gesture as the Origin of Speech. A Case Study Mirosław Kocur 5 “There Is Neither Barbarian Nor Greek…” On the Tools of the Globalist Interpretation of History in Medieval Thought. An Example of the Reception of New-Testamental Ideas in the Historiography of the 11th and 12th Centuries Stanisław Rosik 6 Were the Natural Sciences Global in the 19th Century? The Case of Charles Darwin Piotr Badyna 7 The Spanish “Crisis of the 17th Century” Magdalena Barbaruk 8 Nation-Forming Processes in Latin America A New Integration Model? Tadeusz Paleczny PART 3 Contemporary Culture and Globalization 9 From Córdoba to Tora Bora Globalization in the World of Islam, the World of Islam vis-à-vis Globalization Daniel Boćkowski 10 Locality and Globality: Various Dimensions of Money Adam Nobis 11 Global Paths of Cultural Institutions Attendance, Participation, or Education Karolina Golinowska 12 The Political Role of Cities: A Global Perspective Piotr Jakub Fereński 13 One Wrong Turn: Doug Rickard in the World of Google Street View Rafał Nahirny Index
