| Toward a Geopolitics of Hope Contributor(s): Thornton, William H. (Author), Thornton, Songok Han (Author) |
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ISBN: 8132109449 ISBN-13: 9788132109440 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Asian - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.101 |
| LCCN: 2012017741 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.6" (1.25 lbs) 276 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Toward a Geopolitics of Hope purports a theory of a ′second world′ which includes China and Russia amongst others, as a possible counter-weight to the first world up till now dominated by the United States of America. The authors argue that capitalism provides the common ideological context where the rivalry between the two ′worlds′ is taking shape. In this sense, globalization and capitalism are no longer the steadfast allies of democracy as they have often claimed to be. They contend that this rivalry between the first and second world would soon engulf the third world, offering it two developmental options: the neo-liberal first way or the neo-authoritarian second way. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thornton, William H.: - William H Thornton is a professor of cultural studies and globalization at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. His previous books include Development Without Freedom: The Politics of Asian Globalization (co-authored with Songok Thornton, 2008), New World Empire: Civil Islam, Terrorism, and the Making of Neoglobalism (2005), Fire on the Rim: The Cultural Dynamics of East/West Power Politics (2002), and Cultural Prosaics: The Second Postmodern Turn (1998). He is the Editor for Asia at The Journal of Developing Societies. Thornton, Songok Han: -Songok Han Thornton is an adjunct assistant professor teaching global studies at the Language Center of National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Her research specialties are International Relations and globalization/International Political Economy. She is the co-author of Development Without Freedom: The Politics of Asian Globalization (2008). Her other publications include articles in journals such as the Journal of Third World Studies, The Journal of Developing Societies (three times), World Affairs (twice), New Political Science (twice), Development and Society (twice), Znet, Dissident Voice, CTheory, American Studies, and Mosaic. She is on the editorial boards of The Journal of Developing Societies and Asia Journal of Global Studies. |
