Why this book?
- To become acquainted with Anthony Giddens's perspective on globalization and modernity.
- To understand the impact of globalization on social and political institutions.
- To examine challenges such as global inequality and the weakening of nation-states.
- For an analytical study of the future of democracy and the global order.
About the book
"Global Outlooks" is a collection of five lectures by the prominent English sociologist Anthony Giddens, delivered at the London School of Economics and Political Science. These lectures examine some of the most important issues of the contemporary world in light of the process of globalization.
In this work, Giddens examines topics such as world order, the nation-state, global inequality, family, and democracy, showing how globalization has transformed political, economic, and social structures. He views globalization as a process linked to modernity, which has accelerated in recent decades with the advancement of information and communication technology.
This book is a concise introduction to some of Giddens's most important ideas about the contemporary world and is suitable for readers interested in sociology, politics, globalization, and social transformations.
According to Giddens, the seeds of globalization essentially grow with the water of modernity. For him, globalization is not a new event in history and, as a process, has been continuously underway in Europe since the eighteenth century. In other words, the process of globalization takes shape from the very beginning of the formation of modernity, begins to flow, and in recent decades, intensifies and accelerates.