Globalization/Glocalization: Developments in Theory and Application: Essays in Honour of Roland Robertson: 139 (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology, 139) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9004524487 ISBN 13: 9789004524484

Publisher: Brill, 2023

Synopsis

In the immense literature on globalization, the work of Roland Robertson stands out. In particular, his insistence that globalization manifests itself primarily as glocalization, the simultaneity of the global and the local, of homogenization and heterogenization continues to influence how a wide variety of observers understand the process, including those who contest it. In honour of Robertson’s lifetime contributions, this volume brings together a set of essays that demonstrate the cogency of his approach, point out directions in which it can be further developed, and illustrate the insight it can provide in topics as varied as religion, football, wine, morality, and UFOs.

Contributors include: Peter Beyer, John Boli, Didem Buhari Gulmez, Rebecca Catto, Richard Giulianotti, Ulf Hannerz, David Inglis, Paul James, Habibul Haque Khondker, Anne Sophie Krossa, Frank Lechner, Kristian Naglo, John H. Simpson, Manfred B. Steger, and George M. Thomas.

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About the Author

Peter Beyer (PhD, FRSC) is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He has authored many works on religion and globalization, including Religion and Globalization (Sage, 1994) and Religions in Global Society (Routledge, 2006).

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004524487
• ISBN 13: 9789004524484
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Beyer Peter