Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism

Name: Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780205524877

ISBN-10: 0205524877

ISBN-13: 9780205524877

Edition: 4th 2008

Authors: Richard H. Robbins

List price: $92.40

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Out of stock

We're sorry. This item is currently unavailable.

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Provides the anthropological, economic, and historical framework to understand the origins of global problems, why globalization and the global expansion of the culture of capitalism has generated protest and resistance, and the steps necessary to solve global problems.Global issues and problems associated with capitalist economy, culture and society.Anyone who is interested in better understanding the history and framework of capitalism and its global impact.

Book details

List price: $92.40
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/23/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: The Consumer, the Laborer, the Capitalist, and the Nation-State in the Society of Perpetual Growth


Introduction


A Primer on Money



Capitalism and the Making of the Consumer


Culture and the Construction of the Consumer


The Construction of the Consumer


Kinderculture in America: The Child as Consumer


The Role of Children in Capitalism


The Social Construction of Childhood


Conclusion



The Laborer in the Culture of Capitalism


A Primer on the Economic Elements of Capitalism


The Baptism of Money


The Construction and Anatomy of the Working Class


Characteristics of the Working Class


The Growth of Overseas Assembly Plants


The Creation of Free Labor


The Segmentation of the Workforce


Control and Discipline


Resistance and Rebellion


Conclusion



The Rise of the Merchant, Industrialist, and Capital Controller


The Era of the Global Trader


A Trader's Tour of the World


The Economic Rise of Europe and Its Impact on Africa and the Americas


The Rise of the Trading Companies


The Era of the Industrialist


Textiles and the Rise of the Factory System


The Age of Imperialism


The Era of the Corporation, the Multilateral Institution, and the Capital Controller


The Rise of the Corporation


Bretton Woods and the World Debt


The Power of Capital Controllers


Conclusion



The Nation-State in the Culture of Capitalism


The Origin and History of the State