The Globalization Reader - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1405155531 ISBN 13 : 9781405155533

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd), 2007

Synopsis

This third edition of The Globalization Reader makes sense of globalization by conveying its complexity, importance, and contentiousness from diverse vantage points. With its broad coverage of political, economic, cultural, and individual dimensions, this volume provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to globalization. * Fully revised and updated with new material on economic globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, and the link between environmentalism and the globalization of social problems * Includes a wide variety of perspectives on globalization and captures some of the fault lines in current debates * Stimulates discussion by including provocative contemporary works and by structuring sections around arguments that serve as connecting theme

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Frank J. Lechner is Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University. In addition to numerous papers on religion and sociological theory, he published World Culture: Origins and Consequences (with John Boli, 2005) and wrote The Netherlands: National Identity and Globalization (2007). John Boli is Professor of Sociology at Emory University. He has published extensively on global culture and organizations, education, and state authority. His books include New Citizens for a New Society (1989) and Constructing World Culture (edited with George M. Thomas, 1999).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405155531
• ISBN 13: 9781405155533
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 520
• Éditeur: Lechner Frank, Boli John
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible