Andrew Herod Livres

The book delves into the concept of scale within critical social theory, exploring its implications across various geographical dimensions, including the body, urban areas, regions, nations, and the global context. It critically assesses theoretical perspectives on whether scales are tangible entities or conceptual tools, highlighting the differences between areal and networked interpretations. Each chapter focuses on a specific scale, examining its discursive representation and political significance. The conclusion presents thought-provoking questions that arise from the discussions on scale.

Labor is the source of all wealth. Without workers, the world's natural resources cannot be transformed into finished goods and services cannot be delivered. Labor, though, is a uniquely important resource because, unlike others, it is capable of altering its own conditions of existence and of challenging how it is used.

Exploring a wide range of issues, from the integration of the world economy to how contemporary processes are shaping and shaped by nation-states and how workers are organizing transnationally in response to transformations in the planet’s economic geography, Geographies of Globalization is a critical examination of what has become the leitmotif of our contemporary world. Challenges neoliberal assumptions on the nature of globalization Provides a conceptual overview of how globalization is a spatial process and of its relation to capitalism Explores whether we are in fact living in a more ‘globalized’ world or only in a more ‘internationalized’ one Considers arguments concerning whether ‘globalization’ is a new phenomenon or simply the latest manifestation of processes many hundreds of years in the making Focuses on how nation-states have shaped, and been shaped by, contemporary processes of ‘globalization’, how ‘globalization’ has been imagined discursively, and how workers are responding to such processes Explores how workers are creating new organizing strategies in response to ‘globalization’

This book examines the relationship between power and space in the context of geographical scale, addressing contemporary social, economic, and political dynamics. It is structured into three sections focusing on theorizing scale, its discourses, and activism, encouraging discussions on how scale shapes social life.

Originally published in 1981, Who Cares? Christianity and Modern Problems explores a wide range of social problems and how they relate to Christianity. It will appeal to those with an interest in social history, religious history, and education.