New Age Globalization: Meaning and Metaphors by Aqueil Ahmad. New York, NY: Palgrave

Ahmad’s approach to the topic of globalization establishes a comparison of theoretical approaches to analyze the history, culture, economics, demographics, political systems, conflicts, knowledge, and religions of regions throughout the world. This is a well-researched book packed with information on complex topics for the global researcher, corporate planning executive, human resource manager, and educator, among others seeking to understand social and organizational systems in our global world. Leaders planning and managing global organizations must understand trends and implications from demographic, cultural, and political backgrounds, as well as the governmental regulatory setting in various parts of the world. Even beyond the extensive content in the text, the author’s notes provide leads to sources of additional information on a myriad of essential topics. The purpose of this book is to examine interdependent and interconnected global society in terms of its structure, including both functional and process characteristics. From an historical perspective, “it is important to [consider] non-Western influences that have shaped and reshaped globalization through time—influences that may easily escape the attention of a common person in Europe and America ” (Ahmad, 2013, p.7). From a values perspective, the book expresses an underlying concern for global consciousness resulting in global social change for human welfare on this planet