This widely acclaimed book throws new light on the complex processes that are reshaping the contemporary world. All too often debates about globalization - and about whether it implies the end of the nation-state - have descended into polemics and confusion.

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David Held is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Anthony McGrew is Senior Lecturer in Government at the Open University.

David Goldblatt is Lecturer in Social Sciences at the Open University.

Jonathan Perraton is Lecturer in Economics at Sheffield University.