Asia And Europe in Globalization ─ Continents, Regions And Nations

In this collection of 12 articles contributors remind readers globalization is not a recent phenomenon born of itself but an outcome of history. They begin with startling commentary on the globalization efforts of the Mongol empire and the mixed legal results of colonialism. They describe Bangladesh in terms of its definitions of the national and the religious, Chinese perspectives on their voice in globalization and national development from the perspective of the Chinese revolution, the contrasting responses from North and South Korea, South Korean reactions to neoliberalism, and the role Vietnamese women play in development. They describe role of religious tradition under globalization and the debates on religious diversity and human rights between Asia and Europe, and how historical relations between Asia and Europe figure in the global political economy and cultural system. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Goran Therborn, is Director of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences, and Professor of Sociology at Cambridge University. Publications include Between Sex and Power. Family in the World, 1900-2000 (2004), and Inequalities of World (2006).Habibul Haque Khondker, Ph.D. (Pittsburgh, 1984) is Professor at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He has published on nationalism, democracy and globalization.