What Is Global Studies?: Theory & Practice - Hardcover

Steger, Manfred; Wahlrab, Amentahru

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415684846 ISBN 13: 9780415684842

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

What is Global Studies, and how does it relate to globalization? Responding to this frequently asked question, Manfred B. Steger and Amentahru Wahlrab provide the first comprehensive overview of this emerging field.

Authoritative and accessible, this primer speaks to students and instructors interested not only in key theories but also in applied teaching and learning programs designed to educate "global citizens" to meet the concrete challenges of the twenty-first century. Linking the influential arguments of major thinkers in Global Studies to their own framework, the authors discuss the "Four Pillars of Global Studies": globalization, transdisciplinarity, space and time, and critical thinking.

The book, with instructive appendix materials, will appeal to readers seeking a deeper understanding of Global Studies―one of the most popular fields of study in major universities around the world.

About this title

About the Author

Manfred B. Steger is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa, Honorary Professor of Global Studies at RMIT University-Melbourne, and a globalization consultant for the US State Department.

Amentahru Wahlrab is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Tyler.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415684846
• ISBN 13: 9780415684842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224