The sociologist Saskia Sassen theorizes that globalization operates according to geographies of dispersal and concentration. The geography of dispersal is akin to what Thomas Friedman calls the “flat” ...

Writing on a subject as all-encompassing as globalisation from "down here" (Oceania) in a way that is relevant "up there" (Anglo-America), while retaining the "Antipodean" perspectives we seek to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper focuses on how livelihood and the question of development and environment in a globalising era should be examined. It discusses ...

Globals, locals, and mobals -- The imperial legacy of language -- The fateful geography of religion -- The rough topography of human health -- Geography of jeopardy -- Places open and shut -- Same ...

The subtitle of Tim Marshall’s eye-opening book Prisoners of Geography promises “Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World.” And they just about do. Marshall’s contention is that geography is, ...

We talk to leading economist – and advisor to three UN secretary-generals – Jeffrey Sachs about his new book, ‘The Ages Of Globalisation: Geography, Technology and Institutions’, which tracks ...