Description du produit
- Catégories: Affaires Economiques et Financières
- Editeur: WILEY & SONS
- ISBN: 9781118733554
- Date de publication: 01/12/2014
- Reliure : Broché
- Nombre de page : 624
- Langue: Anglais
Résumé
Completely revised and updated, the fifth edition of this well-regarded textbook charts key topics and recent research in globalization along with the latest complexities and controversies in the field.
- Includes a new section on globalization and identity and new readings on global inequality, mental illness, structural violence, microfinance, blood diamonds, world citizenship, the global justice movement, and sumo wrestling
- Contains essential, thought-provoking readings by prominent scholars, activists, and organizations on the many dimensions of globalization, from political and economic issues to cultural and experiential ones
- Examines foundational topics, such as the experience of globalization, economic and political globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, women’s rights, environmentalism, global civil society, and the alternative globalization movement
- Retains the helpful student features from prior editions, including an accessible format, concise introductions to major topics, stimulating examples, and discussion questions for each selection and section
Table des matières
Preface to the Fourth Edition xi
Sources and Acknowledgments xiii
General Introduction 1
Part I Debating Globalization 6
Part II Explaining Globalization 46
Part III Experiencing Globalization 105
Part IV Globalization and the World Economy 148
Part V Globalization and the Nation-State 215
Part VI Global Governance 249
Part VII Globalization, INGOs, and Civil Society 290
Part VIII Globalization and Media 339
Part IX Globalization and Religion 386
Part X Global Environmentalism 426
Part XI Alternative Globalization and the Global Justice Movement 478