The Globalization Reader, Third Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405155531 ISBN 13: 9781405155533

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, 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

About this title

About the Author

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).

From the Back Cover

The 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 students with a deeper understanding of the globalization process. It offers a provocative assessment of economic globalization, examines the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, and explores the link between environmentalism and the globalization of social problems. The inclusion of new material on issues such as economic integration, inequality, and Islam, helps to make it a comprehensive introduction to globalization studies.

Scholars, activists, and organizations look with a critical eye at the many layers and dimensions of globalization. By reviewing the current debates and ongoing research on the topic, readers can better understand and judge the varied consequences of what is likely to be a dominant concern throughout the twenty–first century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405155531
• ISBN 13: 9781405155533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 520
• Editor: Frank J. Lechner, John Boli