World culture : origins and consequences /
By: Lechner, Frank J
Title By: Boli, John
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BookPublisher: Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.Description: 267 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780631226772; 063122677X (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): CultureDDC classification: 306 Online resources: Location Map
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| 306 HO CU Cultures and organizations : | 306 HO CU Cultures and organizations : | 306 HO CU Cultures and organizations : | 306 LE WO World culture : | 306 MI CR Cross-cultural analysis : | 306 RE PR Representation / | 306 RO CO Coaching across cultures : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-260) and index.
Introduction: the Olympic Games and the meaning of world culture -- Analyzing world culture: alternative theories -- Tracing world culture: a brief history -- Constructing world culture: UN meetings as global ritual -- Sustaining world culture: the infrastructure of technology and organizations -- Differentiating world culture: national identity and the pursuit of diversity -- Transforming world culture: the antiglobalization movement as cultural critique -- Expanding world culture: Pentecostalism as a global movement -- Opposing world culture: Islamism and the clash of civilizations -- Instituting world culture: the International Criminal Court and global governance -- Epilogue: reflections on world culture.