Sociology of Globalization Cultures, Economies, and Politics

Name: Sociology of Globalization Cultures, Economies, and Politics
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780813346694

ISBN-10: 081334669X

ISBN-13: 9780813346694

Edition: 2012

Authors: Keri E. Iyall Smith

List price: $59.95

This item qualifies for FREE shipping.

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Semester Rental: $19.09 Due date: 8/13/2024

Rental notice: supplementary materials (access codes, CDs, etc.) are not guaranteed with rental orders.

Buy used: $8.88

Buy new: $63.45

Rent eBooks

180 day rental: $35.73 Expiration date: 10/16/2024

365 day rental: $42.22 Expiration date: 4/19/2025

Marketplace

5 new & used from $14.71

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

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

Description:

A rich collection of diverse voices,The Sociology of Globalizationexamines the processes of globalization as well as its impact on people around the world. It looks beyond the headlines, stereotypes, and hype and features a balanced selection of classic scholarship and theory, cutting-edge research, and engaging journalism. Key pieces from imminent scholars, journalists, and theorists will resonate with students, stretch the classroom into their daily lives, and give the study of globalization concrete meaning. Each of three sections—culture, economy, and politics—begins with an original introduction from the editor which familiarizes readers with essential themes and concepts and provides…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/29/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


List of Figures and Tables


Introducing Globalization



What is Globalization?



A New Millennium




Globalization



Culture



Globalizing Cultures



Globalization as Hybridization




Social Theory, Cultural Relativity, and the Problem of Globality




Nothing (and Something)




Jihad vs. McWorld or Jihad via McWorld?




Re-embedding Identity Politics as a Response to Globalization




The Production of Locality



Ancillary Materials


Economy



Globalizing Economies



Ending the Crisis of Capitalism or Ending Capitalism




Global Class Formation and the Rise of a Transnational Class




The ABCs of Free Trade Agreements: The Dollars & Sense Collective



The Ghosts in the Trees




China Makes, the World Takes




The Contradictions of Global Capitalism and the Future of Global Society




Humanitarianism or the Internationalism of the Peoples?



Ancillary Materials


Politics



Globalizing Politics



One Community




Human Rights




Global Sociology and the Nature of Rights




Democracy's Failing Light




The Counteroffensive to the 1960s Insurgencies: The Crime Issue




Rights and Duties




Humanitarian Intervention: Global Enforcement of Human Rights



Ancillary Materials


Source Credits


Index