by Alexander McGillivary · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781845291860
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«A Brief History of Globalisation» is the historical essay by Alex MacGillivray, published by Constable and Robinson in paperback (400 pages, in English).
It surveys the history of globalisation from fifteenth-century explorations to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and analyses its economic, political, cultural and technological dimensions. It covers the rise of multinationals, the birth of the football World Cup and the «six degrees» of separation, and weighs the benefits and risks of an interconnected world.
The full title includes the subtitle «The Untold Story of Our Incredible Shrinking Planet», belongs to the Brief Histories series and was published in 2006.
For readers interested in history, economics and politics seeking an accessible introduction to globalisation.
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