Twenty-First Century Globalization: Perspectives from the Gulf - Couverture souple

Pieterse, Jan Nederveen; Khondker, Habibul Haque

 
9789948157519: Twenty-First Century Globalization: Perspectives from the Gulf

Synopsis

The Arab states in the Gulf region have become significant global players in business and commerce. This book, encompassing contributions from a range of sociologists and Middle East specialists, reveals fresh data and research on Gulf cities, and explores the real impact of globalization upon their economies, societies, religion and culture.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jan Nederveen Pieterse is Mellichamp Professor of Global Studies and Sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. His previous publications include Ethnicities and Global Multiculture (2007) and Globalization and Empire (2004). He has previously edited two Zed books Global Futures and The Decolonization of Imagination.

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