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Title:
Globalization : a basic text / George Ritzer and Paul Dean.
Author:
Ritzer, George.
Publication Information:
Chichester, West Sussex, ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015.
Call Number:
JZ1318 .R577 2015
Abstract:
This new edition features the inclusion of several topical global justice issues and a heightened emphasis on recent global movements, along with the latest findings in globalization research and emerging technological trends ù including Internet surveillance, drone technology, and more. Other topics covered in depth include contemporary concerns surrounding the economy ù including ongoing effects of the global recession ù culture, media. population migration, global climate change, global inequalities, and the future of globalization. Complex issues are made more accessible through a series of maps, text boxes, and an extensive glossary of key terms. -- Publisher description.
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781118687123
Physical Description:
xvi, 534 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Contents:
1. GLOBALIZATION I --- 2. GLOBALIZATION II --- 3. GLOBALIZATION AND RELATED PROCESSES --- 4. NEOLIBERALISM --- 5. GLOBAL POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES --- 6. STRUCTURING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY --- 7. GLOBAL ECONOMIC FLOWS --- 8. GLOBAL CULTURE AND CULTURAL FLOWS --- 9. HIGH-TECH GLOBAL FLOWS AND STRUCTURES --- 10. GLOBAL FLOWS OF PEOPLE --- 11. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS --- 12. NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS AND PROCESSES --- 13. GLOBAL INEQUALITIES I --- 14. GLOBAL INEQUALITIES II --- 15. DEALING WITH, RESISTING, AND THE FUTURES OF, GLOBALIZATION.
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