Since the 1950s globalization has been an increasingly irresistible trend and one that has exerted a tremendous impact on the political economic military environmental and social fortunes of mankind – and yet existing theories in humanities and social sciences have been fundamentally built upon the traditional “nation-state” model. These two volumes a pioneering work on global studies to be published out of China aims at creating a new theoretical framework against the backdrop of globalization. Volume 1 introduces the core concepts and discusses the critical issues of globalization while the editors redefine notions of politics economics law and globality while deploying globalization as a theoretical framework. Volume 2 examines the multi-level and multi-dimensional nature of globalization analysing processes and systems of global society in the light of globalization and exploring the construction of a stable and rational global order. These two volumes of global studies are an essential reference for scholars and students in politics economics international relations and law. |An Introduction to Global Studies | Politics
