Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The Global Context of Knowledge

The Global Context of Knowledge

Ali Asghar Kazemi
January 2008

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The age of internet and mass communication has created an environment in which we are compelled to think beyond conventional geographic and political boundaries. Proponents of globalism believe that we have no other choice than to conform to the requisites of a democratic culture and make use of a world language in order to express ourselves and exchange views with others. Opponents of globalization are quite skeptical about this development and warn against dangerous impacts of this trend on native cultures and languages around the globe. ...More..

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