| Transnational Conflicts: Central America, Social Change, and Globalization Contributor(s): Robinson, William I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859844391 ISBN-13: 9781859844397 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Contemporary capitalism has disrupted the conventional pattern of revolutionary upheaval, civil wars, and pacification in Central America. In this timely study, William Robinson maps the likely shape of change in the region. This book is likely to unsettle policy-makers in Washington but will become a point of reference for both scholars and activists peering into the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Political Science | Globalization - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 2003053502 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.03" W x 9.2" (1.38 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this timely and provocative study, William I. Robinson challenges received wisdom on Central America. He starts with an exposition on the new global capitalism. Then, drawing on a wide range of historical documentation, interviews, and social science research, he proceeds to show how capitalist globalization has thoroughly transformed the region, disrupting the conventional pattern of revolutionary upheaval, civil wars, and pacification, and ushering in instead a new transnational model of economy and society. Beyond his focus on Central America, Robinson provides a critical framework for understanding development and social change in other regions of the world in the age of globalization. Demonstrating how the very forces of capitalism have brought into being new social agents and political actors unlikely to acquiesce in the face of the emerging order, Transnational Conflicts shows why the Isthmus, along with other regions, is likely to return to the headlines in the near future. |