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Social and cultural foundations in global studies Eve Stoddard, John Collins - New York, NY : Routledge, c2017. - x, 224 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Foundations in global studies .

What is global studies? -- A history of globalization -- Key concepts and processes in the globalization of culture -- Introduction to the case studies -- Global news media : from the BBC and CNN to al Jazeera and Telesur -- Indigenous peoples and intellectual property rights -- NGOs, humanitarianism, and the cultural construction of global hierarchy -- Climate change and changing global imaginaries -- Transnational LGBT identities : liberation or westernization? -- The islamic veil and the global politics of gender -- "Keeping it real" : state, corporate, or underground voices in global hip-hop -- Yoga in America : competitive sport or spiritual quest? -- Global solidarity movements : Palestine, Tibet, and beyond -- Conclusion to case studies.

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