Understanding Globalization: The Social Consequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change

Schaeffer, Robert K.

ISBN 10: 0847683524 / ISBN 13: 9780847683529

Published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1997

About this Item

Paperback; light fading and shelf wear to exterior; slight curling to upper front edge; remainder mark on bottom page edge, and coffee-colored spot on side page edge; otherwise in good condition with clean text and tight binding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Globalization: The Social Consequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847683524
• ISBN 13: 9780847683529
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: UsedGood

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Synopsis

Students of sociology, politics, history, and economics will appreciate this vibrant introduction to globalization by scholar and former journalist Robert K. Schaeffer. He examines the diverse social consequences of global problems for people in different settings, with detailed case histories of dollar devaluations, debt crises, political partitions, environmental dilemmas, drug trafficking, democratization, free trade agreements, food overproduction, and more. His analytic narrative clarifies how complex developments and arcane institutions (such as the World Bank or G-7) affect everyday lives. Visit our website for sample chapters!

About the Author

\Robert K. Schaeffer, associate professor of sociology at San Jose State University, is former managing editor of In These Times and Greenpeace and the author of Warpaths: The Politics of Partition and Power to the People: Democratization around the World.