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To obtain a more detailed definition of globalization as a qualitatively new socio-historical reality, its main qualitative differences from previous eras should be highlighted. To this end, based on the existing theoretical basis, an analysis of globalization development trends was conducted, which allowed us to identify its essential foundations.

The study of globalization shows that the most important, most obvious feature, or attribute, of globalization is the emergence of global social space. It has emerged as a result of the qualitative reduction of spatial, political, and other barriers that not so long ago separated local societies.