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THE MOST ACCESSIBLE BOOK YET BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL THINKERS OF OUR TIME, RUNAWAY WORLD EVALUATES THE EVER-INCREASING IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION TODAY. EXTENDING HIS ARGUMENTS BEYOND THE MERELY ECONOMIC, GIDDENS SHOWS HOW OUR GROWING INTERDEPENDENCE DIRECTLY AFFECTS OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. NEITHER A CHEERLEADING ENDORSEMENT OF EMERGING MARKETS, NOR A FEARFUL RANT ON THE GROWTH OF TERRORISM OR LOSS OF AMERICAN JOBS, THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT A WORLD THAT GROWS SMALLER EVERY DAY, AND HOW THOSE CHANGES ARE AFFECTING OUR CULTURE, OUR TRADITIONS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR POLITICS. IDENTIFYING GLOBALIZATION AS A TRUE CULTURAL FORCE, THIS ELOQUENT AND IMPORTANT VOLUME IS THE STARTING POINT FOR ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD.