Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia

Scrase, Timothy J. (EDT); Holden, Todd Joseph Miles (EDT); Baum, Scott (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1876843942 / ISBN 13: 9781876843946

Published by Trans Pacific Press, 2003

Seller Inventory # 3163846-n

Synopsis:

Contemplating globalization from a sociological perspective, it is without doubt that a major site for social, political, economic and cultural change in the new millennium lies in the Asian region. The chapters in this book seek to describe and analyze a number of key aspects of social and cultural change wrought by globalization in the Asian region. The underlying theme in the book is the multi-dimensional way in which globalization - in the form of ideas, practices and technology - have introduced social inequalities in specific contexts. In particular, the book examines how inequality has been reproduced, challenged and theorized in Asia by the advent of globalizing culture. Written by experienced and established scholars, the study provides both theoretical explanation, and discussion and analysis of empirical data, from a range of social, cultural and political-economic perspectives and draws on studies from several countries in the region.

Synopsis: For all the books on globalization and on Asia, a dearth was found in those addressing how globalization is generating social, economic, and cultural change there. Sociologists from Australia, Asia, and the US highlight how social inequalities have been introduced into specific contexts, touching on such topics as gender, labor, political activists

Bibliographic Details

Title: Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New