GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY IN THE INFORMATION AGE by Gillian Youngs ( 9780415384063 )

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GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY IN THE INFORMATION AGE
POWER AND INEQUALITY

By:

Gillian Youngs

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Hardback

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0415384060

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9780415384063

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

21 December, 2006

Pages:

208

Description:

Gives an introduction to 20th-21st century imaginings and realities. Divided in sections, this work includes Time/Space Frameworks. It features topics such as: States and Markets: understanding geospatial time; Embedding Patriarchy: feminism and inequality in the Internet era; Complex Hegemony in the 21st Century: power and inequality; and more.

Synopsis:

Introduction: 20th-21st century imaginings and realities Section 1: Time/Space Frameworks 1. States and Markets: understanding geospatial time 2. Virtual Realities: exploring sociospatiality 3. The Political Economy of Time: historical time, speed and mobility Section 2: Borders and Inequality 4. Transcendence and Communication 5. Inequality as Driver 6. Embedding Patriarchy: feminism and inequality in the Internet era Section 3: Technofutures and Power 7. Complex Hegemony in the 21st Century: power and inequality Conclusion

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10 black & white tables

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Routledge

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