Globalization

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Essentials of Globalization is a highly useful compactedition of the author's full-scale textbook, Globalization: ABasic Text. The Essentials is written in a styleaccessible to undergraduates, and draws on both academic andpopular sources in its explanations. * A highly useful compact version of Globalization: A BasicText, which contains the all major areas in an accessibleand affordable format for undergraduate students * Develops a unique perspective on globalization early in thebook and uses it throughout to orient and organize discussion of awide range of topics and parts of the world * Integrated use of a wide array of sources, including empiricalresearch, theories, newspaper and magazine articles, monographs,and popular books * Designed to work as a basic text in globalization courses, oras a supplementary text in courses that include globalization asone of several topics

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George Ritzer

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Sociology Sociology of Globalization Soziologie Soziologie der Globalisierung

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"Even in such a crowded market, this volume does therefore serve as a useful addition to the burgeoning number of textbooks." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 24 February 2011)"Among social sciences, sociology offers the widest angle onglobalization and among sociology texts this book covers mostbases. Wide in coverage, ranging from economics to cultural trends,broad in approach, conceptually clear and fluent, this ranks as themost comprehensive overview text of globalization so far." --Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California,Santa Barbara "Opening vistas illuminating the vicissitudes of globalization,Ritzer shines bright light on these processes. His text offers anerudite, nuanced, and accessible analysis, with vitalinsights." --James H. Mittelman, American University
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