A World Beyond Difference

A World Beyond Difference unpacks the globalization literature and fills a void by presenting a lively conceptual and historical map of how we think about the emerging socio-political world, and above all how we think politically about human cultural differences. Here is a rare and valuable critique of globalization literature: one that is forthright, yet balanced, and draws on the local work of ethnographers to counter relativist and globalist discourses. Writing for all those interested in issues of globalization, anthropologist Ronald Niezen draws out points from recent major theorists, comparing them to classical social theorists in an instructive manner.