The author of this book divides the world into two parts: the global core and the global periphery, and divides the world's people into three main categories: the international population (Globals, who hold power, enjoy wealth, and can travel freely around the world), the local population (Locals, the majority of the world's people, who are poor, powerless, and live their entire lives in or near their birthplace), and the mobile global population (Mobile + Global, who try every means to break free from the constraints of their hometown and go to the global core to change their destiny). By analyzing the differences in language, religion,
本书作者将世界分为全球核心 (globalcore) 和全球边缘 (periphery) 两个部分, 将全世界的人主要分成三类, 分别是国际化人口 (Globals, 掌握权力, 享有财富, 能够在世界各地自由穿行)、本土化人口 (Locals, 全球大部分人, 贫穷, 无权, 一生都在自己出生地及附近生活) 以及介于两者之间的流向全球化人口 (Mobal, mobile+global, 想方设法摆脱故乡的束缚, 去往全球核心地带以改变自己命运的人群)。通过对全球核心与全球边缘地区的这三种人在语言、宗教、
本书作者将世界分为全球核心 (globalcore) 和全球边缘 (periphery) 两个部分, 将全世界的人主要分成三类, 分别是国际化人口 (Globals, 掌握权力, 享有财富, 能够在世界各地自由穿行)、本土化人口 (Locals, 全球大部分人, 贫穷, 无权, 一生都在自己出生地及附近生活) 以及介于两者之间的流向全球化人口 (Mobal, mobile+global, 想方设法摆脱故乡的束缚, 去往全球核心地带以改变自己命运的人群)。通过对全球核心与全球边缘地区的这三种人在语言、宗教、
