TY - JOUR AU - Vargiu, Paolo AB - Journal of International Economic Law, 2023, 26, 619–622 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgad018 Advance Access Publication Date: 22 May 2023 Book Review Book Review Narratives of Globalization and the Pitfalls of Neutrality: A Brief Critique of Six Faces of Globalization Paolo Vargiu Six Faces of Globalization–Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Mae tt rs. By ANTHEA ROBERTS and NICOLAS LAMP, Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University Press, 2021. ISBN: 9780674245952, 400 pp. Narratives serve as the very foundations of human relationships, playing a crucial role in shaping the way one interacts with others and the world around them. People use narratives to con- struct stories, describe their surroundings, and create cultures and communities. Narratives are also inextricably intertwined with personal emotions, contribute to the refinement of knowl- edge, and guide creative tensions in all fields of human knowledge. Stories possess the power to construct universes and worlds and allow one to understand and empathize with the lives and experiences of others. Narratives reconstruct the world and the role of people, groups, cul- tures, and nations. Humans cannot do without narratives to give meaning to life; since every phenomenon can only be known through its narrative, a book exploring the various narratives surrounding TI - Narratives of Globalization and the Pitfalls of Neutrality: A Brief Critique of Six Faces of Globalization JO - Journal of International Economic Law DO - 10.1093/jiel/jgad018 DA - 2023-05-22 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/narratives-of-globalization-and-the-pitfalls-of-neutrality-a-brief-xWPtroPDC0 SP - 619 EP - 622 VL - 26 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -