Author:A G Hopkins
Globalisation was the buzzword of the 1990s; it promises to become even more important in the first decade of the new century. There is now a flood of literature on the economics, politics and sociology of globalization, and regular commentary in the serious daily and weekly press.
Virtually all of this discussion makes assumptions, and frequently explicit claims, about the novelty of globalisation. According to one view, the globalisation is a new phenomenon that can be dated from the 1980s. A second view holds that globalisation has a long history that can be traced back to the nineteenth century, if not earlier. The importance of these themes scarcely needs elaborating. Yet they have still to attract significant attention from historians. This volume is the first by a team of historians to address these issues.
Globalisation in World History has two distinctive features. First, it offers a categorisation of types and stages of globalisation that existed before the late twentieth century, No such taxonomy exists at present. Secondly, it emphasises a feature that the current debate greatly underestimates: the fact that globalisation has non-Western as well as Western origins. Globalisation is much more than the 'rise of the West' presented in new terminology. The contributors bring their expertise to bear on themes that give prominence to China, South Asia, Africa and the world of Islam as well as to Europe and the United States, and span the last three centuries while also showing an awareness of more distant antecedents. The result is a coherent and thought-provoking collection of essays. Globalisation will become a major theme of historical research during the next decade; this book will help to set the new agenda.
By highlighting the role played by non-Western countries it counters the conventional view of globalisation as "the triumph of the West", and sheds valuable light on some of today's problems, not least the unresolved conflicts between ethnic, national and supra-national identity
—— Sunday TelegraphA meticulously researched history of the City under New Labour. This is a good and eloquently written book...refreshingly non-judgemental
—— Literary ReviewOn the money. The City's staggering fall from grace is neatly summed up by a former investment banker
—— Sunday TimesA compelling story of how the City came to be regarded as the jewel in Britain's economic crown... yet was fundamnetally flawed...and became a byword for greed and complacency
—— Financial TimesClear about the causes, Augar is also clear about the solutions
—— Evening StandardExcellent
—— Jonathan Davis , Financial TimesNiggling away in his opening chapters is a question I believe will produce unforgiving verdicts from future historians: how could a Labour government let this happen?
—— Nick Cohen , Thefirstpost.comThis is a useful contribution to the growing literature about the biggest financial crisis for decades
—— David Smith , The Sunday Times[a] compelling and readable history that will enable the reader to make sense of the collapse of confidence that started in 2007 and became the Credit Crunch
—— www.suite101.comAugar is a former city man with the rare ability to take the reader through the complexities of high finance.
—— Nick Cohen , Observer[Augar] sees the important issue'
—— John Kay , FTA colourful account of the financial rollercoaster ride of the last 10 years... What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea
—— Stefan Stern , Financial Times, Business & economics books of the yearTimely book
—— Simon Shaw , Mail on SundayAugur skewers politicians and regulators deftly. He's good on hedge funds, too.
—— William Leith , ScotsmanBrilliant
—— IndependentAhamed unravels the story of the most terrible financial collapse in history from the perspective of the four men who were largely responsible: the leading central bankers in the United States, Britain, France and Germany
—— Mail on Sunday[a] very readable portrait of the bankers who allowed the Great Depression to happen
—— TelegraphPossibly the most important political book that I have read since The Spirit Level
—— Stuart Weir, co-founder of Charter 88, former editor of the New StatesmanHe has prised the lid off an important and terrifying can of worms
—— Martin Vander Weyer , Literary ReviewLively and well written book
—— Toby Young , Mail on SundayA welcome account of how the sun is never allowed to set on the British empire's old islands, whose fiscal pirates hoard the tax-free treasures of the rich
—— Geoffrey Robertson , New Statesman, Books of the YearShaxson delves into capitalism's secret nooks and tells us about how a culture of secrecy can perpetuate itself. Very interesting
—— William Leith , Evening StandardA compelling read [...] an important and very much a live topic, it'll take you a few hours to read the book but it will be a worthwhile investment of time
—— Peter Magee , BookbagWhat makes this such a good read for the layman is that the author employs all his journalistic skill (he used to work at Reuters) to illustrate his arguments and uses real examples to real examples to illustrate complex issues
—— John Arlidge , Sunday TimesThis book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the world we live in
—— Brian Maye , Irish TimesThis engrossing book about the offshore banking racket, with its eye-opening scrutiny of tax havens and the suited scoundrels who profit from them, will make you think again about the murkier side of the City...This first-rate forensic work ends with a plea that the closed City "must be abolished and submerged into a...fully democratic London"
—— Boyd Tonkin , Independent[An] informed polemic against finance capital
—— Oliver Kamm , The TimesNow more than a decade old, this is still the best introduction to the world of tax havens
—— Economist, *Summer Reads of 2022*
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