Author

Publication

2008-05-21 - Princeton University Press

Language

English

Word Count

128,000 words, Guess

Page Count

512 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCHM701.S26 2008
  • LCCHM701 .S26 2008

Description

"Where does the nation-state end and globalization begin? In Territory, Authority, Rights, one of the world's leading authorities on globalization shows show the national state made today's global era possible. Saskia Sassen argues that even while globalization is best understood as "denationalization" it continues to be shaped channeled, and enabled by institutions and networks originally developed with nations in mind, such as the rule of law and respect for private authority."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

WE ARE living through an epochal transformation, one as yet young but already showing its muscle.

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  • Territory, Authority, RightsPaperbackPrinceton University Press2008-05-21

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