现代大学英语精读2_lesson_12 bachground.pptVIP

What is Globalization? (1) Globalization is “an unprecedented {?npr?s?,d?nt?d }compression of time and space reflected in the tremendous [tr?m?nd?s]? intensification[?n,t?ns?f?ke??n] of social, political, economic, and cultural interconnections and interdependencies on a global scale.” Bernard Stiegler, p. ix What is Globalization? (2) Time-space compression Distance becomes almost irrelevant (the end of distance)距离变得几乎无关紧要 Boundaries are increasingly permeable.越来越多地渗透。 Groups and cultures increasingly don’t have a territorial basis (deterritorialization)组织和文化越来越没有领土上(deterritoriali