Globalization: A Very Short Introduction
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- Type Paperback
- Publisher OXFORD U.P.
- Author/s Steger, Manfred B.
- ISBN13 9780198779551
- ISBN10 0198779550
- Pages 176
- Collection Very Short Introductions #86
- Published 2017
- Language English
Globalization: A Very Short Introduction
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- Completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field of global studies
- Unlike many other introductions to the subject, this short book looks beyond simple explanations of globalization as a purely economic phenomenon
- Shows how the transformative powers of globalization reach deeply into the political, cultural, technological, and ecological dimensions of contemporary social life
- Explores the ideological aspects of globalization - looking at political movements both for and against globalization
- Discusses the role of social networking in the process of cultural globalization
- Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series
New to this edition
- Thoroughly updated - incorporating all the major global developments in the past few years
- Incorporates the major world events of the past few years - the 2008-2010 global financial crisis; the 2011 Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster; the 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden; and the on-going revolutions in the Middle East
- Considers the rise of social networking such as Facebook and Twitter
- Type Paperback
- Publisher OXFORD U.P.
- Author/s Steger, Manfred B.
- ISBN13 9780198779551
- ISBN10 0198779550
- Pages 176
- Collection Very Short Introductions #86
- Published 2017
- Language English
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