How Long to Read Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies

How Long Does it Take to Read Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies by Jan Nederveen Pieterse

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In Coming home to the Global, Jan Nederveen Pieterse takes a critical look at the past, present and future of globalization, challenging the assumption that it is a modern phenomenon by skillfully highlighting sociological, cultural and politico-economic examples of globalized behavior throughout human history, from Ancient Rome to the present.Divided into three sections, this book focuses on the meaning of globalization and challenges its novelty, it then substantiates the challenge by attempting to periodize globalization in order to uncover the roots of the process. In the final section, the author illustrates the theoretical arguments outlined in sections one and two, through the use of extended case studies on globalization, including Wikileaks, Samsung, Art and Regionalism.A book for anybody interested in a critical socio-cultural analysis of globalization.

How long is Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies?

Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies by Jan Nederveen Pieterse is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies aloud.

What Reading Level is Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies?

Coming Home to the Global : Global Studies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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