The war of words a glossary of globalization / Harold James.
| Author/creator | James, Harold, 1956- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2021] |
| Description | x, 354 pages : illustrations; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Capitalism -- Socialism -- Democracy, the nation-state, and nationalism -- Hegemony -- Multilateralism (with Marzenna James) -- The frightening German politik terms (with Marzenna James) -- Debt -- Technocracy -- Populism -- Globalism -- Globalization and its neologisms -- Neoliberalism -- Crisis -- Recoining the words in our lexicon. |
| Summary | Nationalism, conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and capitalism are among the most fiercely debated ideas in contemporary politics. Since these concepts hark back to the nineteenth century, much of their nuanced meaning has been lost, and the words are most often used as epithets that short-circuit productive discussion. In this insightful book, Harold James uncovers the origins of these concepts and examines how the problematic definition and meaning of each term has become an obstacle to respectful communication. Noting that similar linguistic misunderstandings accompany such newer ideas as geopolitics, neoliberalism, technocracy, and globalism, James argues that a rich historical knowledge of the vocabulary surrounding globalization, politics, and economics-particularly the meaning and the usefulness that drove the original conceptions of the terms-is needed to negotiate the gaps between different understandings and make fruitful political debate once again possible. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-334) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021932832 |
| ISBN | 9780300258295 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0300258291 (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |