ABSTRACT

We experience the culture of globalisation every time we visit a Tandoori restaurant in Chicago, or a Pizza Hut in Hyderabad, or as we watch Bollywood films in Australia. Globalisation is a label used for a wide range of political, social and cultural phenomena, many of which are explored in this volume. The Politics and Culture of Globalisation: India and Australia brings together Indian and Australian experts in the fields of political science, international relations, philosophy, cultural theory and political economy. Its timeliness and unifying theme derive from comparisons between Indian and Australian perspectives, and analyses by Australian writers on developments in India. Indian-Australian relations are explored in several chapters.  The neo-liberal form of globalisation is a key focus of critique in this volume. Several chapters examine the search for alternative forms of governance as the nation-state undergoes profound change due to global interconnectedness.

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

Dynamics and Dilemmas of Globalisation

part 1|78 pages

Making Sense of Globalisation

chapter |16 pages

Ontology of Permanence and Change

A Critique of Globalisation

chapter |20 pages

The Numerical Small

Casualty of Hyperglobalisation

part 2|102 pages

Governance and Globalisation

chapter |20 pages

Globalisation and Indian Federalism

Re-Assertion of States’ Rights

chapter |23 pages

Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals in South India

‘Sun Rise’ Industrialisation or Global Cost-shifting of Dirty Goods Manufacturing

chapter |18 pages

India’S Drug Multinationals

Growth Strategies and Global Industry Dynamics

part 3|60 pages

Experiencing Globalisation

chapter |19 pages

‘The Good Australians’

Anglo-Indians, Multiculturalism and Cosmopolitanism

chapter |16 pages

Cosmopolitanism and Tolerance

chapter |23 pages

Late Marxism and Parliamentary Government

Indian Communism Today

part 4|75 pages

Globalisation, Foreign Relations and Security