Globalization: A Short History

Arguing that the world did not turn 'global' overnight, this book traces the emergence of globalization. It demonstrates how globalization in the mid-twentieth century opened up the prospect of global destruction though nuclear war and ecological catastrophe.

• | By (Author): Jurgen Osterhammel
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 23, 2009
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 200 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0691133956
• | ISBN-13: 9780691133959