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The globalization reader /

Title By: Lechner, Frank J [Editor.] | Boli, John, 1948- [Editor.]
Material type: BookPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : J. Wiley & Sons, c2012.Edition: 4th ed.Description: xviii, 542 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780470655634 (pbk. : alk. paper)Program: MIST908; MIST906Subject(s): International economic relations | International economic relations -- Social aspects | International economic integration | Globalization | Anti-globalization movementDDC classification: 337 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Thoroughly revised and updated, The Globalization Reader, Fourth Edition offers a provocative assessment of globalization by reviewing the current debates and ongoing research on the topic, providing readers with the most comprehensive introduction to globalization available today. Fully revised and updated with new readings on global governance, world soccer, the recent global financial crisis, global health, American evangelicals, and tropical deforestation. Includes coverage on economic globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, and the link between environmentalism and the globalization of social problems. Features coverage that ranges across economic, political, cultural, and experiential dimensions of social change. Offers a wide variety of perspectives on globalization and captures many of the fault lines in current debates. Stimulates discussion by including provocative contemporary works and by structuring sections around arguments that serve as connecting themes.
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3 DAY LOAN University of Wollongong in Dubai
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337 GL OB (Browse shelf) Available T0042389
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Thoroughly revised and updated, The Globalization Reader, Fourth Edition offers a provocative assessment of globalization by reviewing the current debates and ongoing research on the topic, providing readers with the most comprehensive introduction to globalization available today. Fully revised and updated with new readings on global governance, world soccer, the recent global financial crisis, global health, American evangelicals, and tropical deforestation. Includes coverage on economic globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, and the link between environmentalism and the globalization of social problems. Features coverage that ranges across economic, political, cultural, and experiential dimensions of social change. Offers a wide variety of perspectives on globalization and captures many of the fault lines in current debates. Stimulates discussion by including provocative contemporary works and by structuring sections around arguments that serve as connecting themes.

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