Globalization is one of the most significant developments of ourtime. But what distinguishes the present era from the Age of Empirethat spanned the decades leading up to the First World War? Whichelements of contemporary globalization and forms of autonomy areparticularly novel and which are merely continuations of long-standinghistorical trends?Empires and Autonomy brings together a distinguished groupof scholars who focus on particular historical moments –incidents, innovations, movements, or rounds of negotiation – toexplore these issues. Global encounters that involved the establishmentor protection of autonomy in specific places inevitably involvedfriction, and the contributors examine the dialectic betweenglobalization and autonomy as it played out st historical juncturesthat range from the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1720 to the meetingbetween Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986 that led to the endof the Cold War. These tightly focused, interdisciplinary essays showthat globalization has been anything but systematic or complete. By examining these uniquely telling moments in the history ofglobalization and autonomy, this innovative collection provides novelinsights into changes that are overtaking the contemporary world. Itwill be of interest to students and practitioners of globalizationstudies and international relations and political economy. | Empires and Autonomy by Stephen Streeter, Paperback | Indigo Chapters