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Globalization: A Very Short Introduction
Second Edition
Manfred Steger
168 pages
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15 black and white halftones
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174x111mm
978-0-19-955226-9
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Paperback
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22 January 2009
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- Completely revised and updated to include the latest developments and ideas from the field of global studies
- Unlike many other introductions to the subject, this short book looks beyond simple explanations of globalization as a purely an economic phenomenon
- Shows how the transformative powers of globalization reach deeply into the political, cultural, technological, and ecological dimensions of contemporary social life.
- Explores the ideological aspects of globalization - looking at political movements both for and against globalization, from WTO protests to the recent rise in global jihadism
- Examines concepts such as 'Americanization' and 'McDonaldization'
- Discusses the role of the media and communication technologies in the process of cultural globalization
New to this edition - Completely updated - bringing the discussion of globalization fully up to date with developments in the last five years - including key areas like the terrorism and global politics
- Expands the discussion of environmental issues - devoting an entirely new chapter to this key cultural/ecological dimension
- Acknowledges the new and emerging consensus about the nature of globalization that has arisen from the new field of Global Studies
'Globalization' has become one of the defining buzzwords of our time - a term that describes a variety of accelerating economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are rapidly altering our experience of the world. It is by its nature a dynamic topic - and this Very Short Introduction has been fully updated for 2009, to include developments in global politics, the impact of terrorism, and environmental issues.
Presenting globalization in accessible language as a multifaceted process encompassing global, regional, and local aspects of
social life, Manfred B. Steger looks at its causes and effects, examines whether it is a new phenomenon, and explores the question of whether, ultimately, globalization is a good or a bad thing.Readership: General readers interested in a short and readable introduction to globalization and its economic, political, cultural, and environmental impacts. Students in a broad range of disciplines, especially politics, economics, sociology, and geography.
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Manfred Steger, Professor of Global Studies and Academic Director of the Globalism Research Centre, RMIT University, Australia
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Preface to the Second Edition
1: Globalization: a contested concept
2: Globalization and history: is globalization a new phenomenon?
3: The economic dimension of globalization
4: The political dimension of globalization
5: The cultural dimension of globalization
6: The ecological dimension of globalization
7: Ideologies of globalization: market globalism, justice globalism, jihadist globalism
8: Assessing the future of globalization
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