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Globalization

A Basic Text
3. Aufl.

von: George Ritzer, Paul Dean
33,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	20.10.2021
ISBN/EAN:	9781119527329
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	656

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An accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in globalization written by leading authors in the field In the comprehensively revised Third Edition of Globalization: A Basic Text, distinguished researchers and authors George Ritzer and Paul Dean deliver an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics related to the study of globalization. The book includes accessible and rigorous material on the key theories and major topics in globalization, as well as modern developments like the rise of populism and far-right political groups, Brexit, migration and backlash to it, trade negotiations, social media and the spread of misinformation, climate change, social justice issues, and COVID-19. The new edition includes a greater focus on the structures of inequality that encourage or discourage global flows. Additionally, new examples and sources from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia are used to illustrate key concepts, and round out the international coverage of book. Throughout, the authors use clear and helpful metaphors including solids, liquids, gases, and flows to introduce and explain the complex nature of globalization in an engaging and understandable way. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: <ul> <li>A thorough introduction to globalization and related processes, including imperialism, colonialism, development, and westernization</li> <li>An exploration of neoliberalism, including its roots, principles, criticisms, and Neo-Marxist alternatives</li> <li>A practical discussion of global political structures and processes, as well as global economic flows of production and consumption</li> <li>A concise treatment of negative global flows and processes, including dangerous imports, diseases, crime, terrorism, and war</li> <li>Analysis of the changing nature of globalization and de-globalization, and the social movements and technological developments driving these changes</li> <li>More images, charts, and graphs to help illustrate and highlight the concepts contained in the book</li> </ul> Perfect for advanced undergraduates studying globalization across sociology, political science, geography, anthropology, and economics, Globalization: A Basic Text, Third Edition will also be essential reading for students taking courses in culture, economy and inequality, and migration taught from a global perspective.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Website xi List of Figures xii Preface xiii 1 Globalization I 1 Liquids, Flows, and Structures Some of the Basics 2 From Solids to Liquids (to Gases) 3 Flows 6 Heavy, Light, Weightless 9 Heavy Structures That Expedite Flows 11 Heavy Structures as Barriers to Flows 16 The Winners and Losers of Global Flows 18 On the Increasing Ubiquity of Global Flows and Structures 20 Thinking About Global Flows and Structures 21 Chapter Summary 23 2 Globalization II 31 Some Basic Issues, Debates, and Controversies Is There Such a Thing as Globalization? 32 Is it Globalization, Transnationalization, or Regionalization? 35 If There is Such a Thing as Globalization, When Did it Begin? 36 Globalization or Globalizations? 43 What Drives Globalization? 47 Does Globalization Hop Rather than Flow? 48 If There Is Such a Thing as Globalization, Is It Inexorable? 49 Who Controls Globalization? 51 Does Globaphilia or Globaphobia Have the Upper Hand? 53 What, if Anything, Can Be Done About Globalization? 57 Chapter Summary 59 3 Globalization and Related Processes 67 Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization, and Americanization Imperialism 68 Colonialism 72 Development 75 Westernization 77 Easternization 80 Americanization 81 Comparisons with Globalization 92 The Era of the “Posts” 93 Chapter Summary 95 4 Neoliberalism 105 Roots, Principles, Criticisms, and Neo-Marxian Alternatives The Historical Context of Neoliberalism 106 Neoliberalism: The Basic Principles 111 Critiquing Neoliberalism 118 Neoliberalism: The Case of Israel 124 The Death of Neoliberalism? 125 Neo-Marxian Theoretical Alternatives to Neoliberalism 126 Chapter Summary 130 5 Global Political Structures and Processes 139 On Political Processes and Flows 140 The Nation-State 141 “Imagined Community” 147 Changes in Global Nation-State Relations 149 Global Political Developments and Structures 160 Regional Political Organizations 163 Global Governance 164 Civil Society 167 Chapter Summary 173 6 Structuring the Global Economy 181 Before Bretton Woods 182 Bretton Woods and the Bretton Woods System 184 The End of Bretton Woods 194 Regional Economic Integration and Free Trade 199 Other Economic Organizations 207 The Role of Emerging Economies 208 The Multinational Corporation (MNC) 209 The Myth of Economic Globalization? 212 Chapter Summary 213 7 Global Economic Flows 219 Production and Consumption Global Trade Flows 220 Global Value Chains 222 Increasing Competition for Commodities 231 The Economic Impact of the Flow of Oil 232 Race to the Bottom and Upgrading 235 Outsourcing 237 Financial Globalization 239 Corporations, People, and Ideas 243 Consumption 246 Chapter Summary 253 8 Global Culture and Cultural Flows 261 Cultural Differentialism 263 Cultural Hybridization 272 Cultural Convergence 276 Sport: A Case Study for Global Culture 287 Chapter Summary 293 9 High-Tech Global Flows and Structures 301 Technology, Mass Media, the Internet, and Social Media Technology, Time-Space Compression, and Distanciation 302 Mass Media 311 The Internet and Social Media 318 Chapter Summary 332 10 Global Flows of People 341 Migration, Human Trafficking, and Tourism Migrants 342 Migration Flows 345 Human Trafficking 369 Tourism 372 Chapter Summary 374 11 Global Environmental Flows 383 Modernization and Environmental Flows 385 Differences among Nation-States 387 Global Climate Change 388 Other Environmental Problems 399 Global Responses 404 Framing Global Responses 413 From Lightness to Heaviness in Environmental Flows 416 Collapse 416 Chapter Summary 417 12 Negative Global Flows and Processes 427 Diseases, Dangerous Imports, Crime, Terrorism, War Borderless Diseases 429 Dangerous Imports 435 Crime 438 Terrorism 443 War 453 The Impact of Negative Global Flows on Individuals 462 Chapter Summary 463 13 Global Economic Power and Inequality 471 Class Inequalities and Global Cities Class Inequality 472 Global Cities and the Rural-Urban Context 487 Chapter Summary 502 14 Global Power and Inequalities II 509 Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Power and Inequality 510 Race and Ethnicity 519 Gender and Sexuality 532 Chapter Summary 543 15 Dealing with, Resisting, and the Futures of, Globalization 553 Dealing with Globalization 554 Resisting Globalization 568 Social Movements and Alter-Globalizations 574 The Futures of Globalization 585 Chapter Summary 588 Appendix 595 Anthropology 596 Sociology 596 Political Science 597 Economics 598 Geography 600 Psychology 601 Literary Criticism (Postcolonial) 602 Other Fields 603 Glossary 607 Index 619

Autorenportrait

GEORGE RITZER is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, USA. He is Editor-In-Chief of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology from 2007, and author of several books including The McDonaldization of Society (9th ed., 2018) and The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007).PAUL DEAN is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology/Anthropology at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA. He is an award-winning teacher whose teaching and research focus on globalization, social inequality, economic sociology, social movements, and race and ethnicity. He is coauthor with George Ritzer of Globalization: The Essentials (2nd ed., Wiley Blackwell 2019).

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GLOBALIZATION A BASIC TEXT THIRD EDITIONGlobalization: A Basic Text explores the structures, processes, and theories central to the study of globalization. Covering a wide range of contemporary topics, this comprehensive textbook introduces students to the forces driving both globalization and de-globalization in the twenty-first century. The authors incorporate empirical research and a wealth of real-world examples to demonstrate the many ways global flows are shaped by complex economic, political, cultural, environmental, and technological factors.Now in its third edition, Globalization contains extensively updated coverage of how globalization has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of populist leaders, Brexit and other nationalist movements, resistance to migration, social justice activism, climate change, and other current trends, issues, and debates. New examples and sources from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia present international perspectives on globalization. Expanded discussion of the inequalities across class, race, and gender focuses on how the structures of globalization expedite global flows for some groups and serve as barriers for others.Explaining the abstract, multi-dimensional nature of globalization with an accessible and engaging approach, Globalization: A Basic Text, Third Edition is the ideal textbook for undergraduate courses in globalization, and an excellent supplement for students studying sociology, political science, geography, anthropology, global inequality, and migration.