Globalization: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Globalization: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192803597

ISBN-10: 019280359X

ISBN-13: 9780192803597

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Manfred B. Steger

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'Globalization' has become the buzz-word of our time. A growing number of scholars and political activists have invoked the term to describe a variety of changing economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are alleged to have accelerated in the last few decades. Rather than forcing such a complex social phenomenon into a single conceptual framework, Manfred Steger presents globalization in plain, readable English as a multifaceted processencompassing global, regional, and local aspects of social life. In addition to explaining the various dimensions of globalization, the author explores whether globalization should be considered a 'good' or 'bad' thing - a…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/19/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.330



Preface


Abbreviations


List of illustrations


List of maps



Globalization: a contested concept



Is globalization a new phenomenon?



The economic dimension of globalization



The political dimension of globalization



The cultural dimension of globalization



The ideological dimension of globalization



Challenges to globalism



Assessing the future of globalization


References


Index