TY - BOOK AU - James, Harold TI - The war of words: a glossary of globalization SN - 9780300258295 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - Yale University Press KW - History KW - General and world history N2 - Nationalism, conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and capitalism are among the most fiercely debated ideas in contemporary politics. Since these concepts hark back to the nineteenth century, much of their nuanced meaning has been lost, and the words are most often used as epithets that short-circuit productive discussion. In this insightful book, Harold James uncovers the origins of these concepts and examines how the problematic definition and meaning of each term has become an obstacle to respectful communication ER -