Globalization
The Making of World Society
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Beschreibung
Written in a lively and accessible style, Globalization: The Making of World Society shows how globalization affects everyday experience, creates new institutions, and presents new challenges.
With many examples, Lechner describes how the process unfolds in a wide range of fields, from sports and media to law and religion. While sketching the outlines of a world society in the making, the book also demonstrates that globalization is inherently diverse and contentious. In this concise analysis of a complex subject, Lechner presents some of the best work in the social sciences in clear and readable fashion.
Globalization: The Making of World Society will serve as a stimulating, state-of-the-art text for any student of globalization, beginner or advanced.
Globalization: The Making of World Society is a stimulating, state-of-the-art text for any student of globalization, beginner or advanced.
* Makes a big, abstract topic very accessible through illustration with everyday experience
* Thorough and scholarly but written with a readable style
* Delves into timely, controversial issues and debates - impact of migration, global inequality, cultural homogeneity
* Combines several perspectives for new interpretation
* Includes chapter outlines and suggestions for further reading
Autor*in
Frank J. Lechner
Themen in »Globalization«
Economic Geography Geographie Geography Globalisierung Political Philosophy & Theory Political Science Politik Politikwissenschaft Politische Philosophie u. Politiktheorie Sociology Sociology of Globalization Soziologie Soziologie der Globalisierung Wirtschaftsgeographie