Author : David Chandler
Release : 2009-08-15
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 208/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hollow Hegemony by : David Chandler
Download or read book Hollow Hegemony written by David Chandler. This book was released on 2009-08-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Chandler explores the concept of 'global ideology' and how it impacts on politics, economics, and development studies, explaining why 'the global' is such a damaging construction and exposing the political vacuum at the heart of common perceptions of global politics. He argues that the pre-eminence of the global, whether in terms of global governance, global security or global resistance, is predicated on a lack rather than a presence. It is the lack of clear sites and articulations of power, the lack of clear security threats and the lack of clear political programmes or movements of resistance that drives the concept of international relations in global terms. This wide-ranging analysis is a perfect antidote for students frustrated with the abundant, but vague literature on globalization.