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Global Studies Reader by Manfred B. Steger (2014, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199338469
ISBN-139780199338467
eBay Product ID (ePID)201701613
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGlobal Studies Reader
Publication Year2014
SubjectGlobalization, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorManfred B. Steger
Subject AreaPolitical Science
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2014-012435
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, is a highly convenient one-stop shop for many of the seminal articles in the field. The book's competitive advantages include its reasonable price, convenient size, and the fact that it's been compiled by such a world-renowned expert on the processes and ideologies of globalization."--Roberto E. Campo, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro "I would certainly use The Global Studies Reader. The level of scholarship is second to none. This book provides the in-depth analysis that is essential to exposing undergraduates to contending issues and events in international studies."--Chris Dolan, Lebanon Valley College, "The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, is a highly convenient one-stop shop for many of the seminal articles in the field. The book's competitive advantages include its reasonable price, convenient size, and the fact that it's been compiled by such a world-renowned expert on the processes and ideologies of globalization."--Roberto E. Campo, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro"I would certainly use The Global Studies Reader. The level of scholarship is second to none. This book provides the in-depth analysis that is essential to exposing undergraduates to contending issues and events in international studies."--Chris Dolan, Lebanon Valley College
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Dewey Decimal303.48/2
Table Of ContentPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: What Is Global Studies?PART I: POLITICS and SOCIETIES1. Five Meanings of Global Civil Society2. Framing Global Governance, Five Gaps3. Political Ideologies in the Age of Globalization4. Globalization and the Emergence of World Social Forums5. Global Media, Mobilization, and Revolution: The Arab SpringDiscussion Points and Guide to Further Readings and Recommended WebsitesPART II: ECONOMIES and TECHNOLOGIES6. How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts7. The Specter that Haunts the Global Economy: The Challenge of Global Feminism8. Designing Capitalism 3.09. The Global Network Society10. The Googlization of Us: Universal Surveillance and Infrastructural ImperialismDiscussion Points and Guide to Further Readings and Recommended WebsitesPART III: CULTURES and HISTORIES11. Globalization: Long Term Process or New Era in Human Affairs?12. Slaves, Germs, and Trojan Horses13. Culture: The Glocal Game, Cosmopolitanism and Americanization14. The American Global Cultural Brand15. The Religion MarketDiscussion Points and Guide to Further Readings and Recommended WebsitesPART IV: SPACES and ENVIROMENTS16. The Urban Climacteric17. The Improbable Life of an Urban Patch: Deciphering the Hidden Logic of Global Urban Growth18. Mobile Global Citizens19. An Overheated Planet20. The One-Degree WarDiscussion Points and Guide to Further Readings and Recommended WebsitesIndex
SynopsisThe Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, provides an accessible introduction to Global Studies-the transdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of globalization. The book has been carefully designed to provide a representative selection of transdisciplinary writings appropriate for undergraduate students in Global Studies. This book brings together in a single volume some of the best pieces on the subject written by recognized scholars ofglobalization., Ideal for undergraduate courses, The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, is an engaging, accessible introduction that helps students better understand what constitutes the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. The premier scholar of globalization studies, Manfred B. Steger, brings together twenty of the "greatest hits" of the field since it emerged in the 1980s, carefully selecting and editing these influential pieces out of a vast repertoire of writing. Manageable in length and price, this "Top 20" collection shows how globalization has evolved and how it serves as a backdrop to the current global economic crisis., The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, offers an accessible introduction to globalization that will provide students with a better understanding of what constitutes Global Studies - the transdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of globalization. Thus, the book has been carefully designed to provide a representative selection of transdisciplinary writings appropriate for undergraduate students in Global Studies. This book brings together in a single volume some of the best pieces on the subject written by recognized scholars. These twenty seminal contributions have been kept to an easily digestible length while at the same time covering the major dimensions of globalization: politics and societies; economies and technologies; cultures and histories; and spaces and environments. Although The Global Studies Reader purposely contains no additional sectional introductions that might interrupt the conceptual flow of the writings, it offers at the end of each of its four parts five discussion points designed to help clarify the authors' arguments and to stimulate further conversation. You will also find suggestions for additional readings and recommended websites to guide students' further research., Ideal for undergraduate courses, The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, is an engaging, accessible introduction that helps students better understand what constitutes the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. The premier scholar of globalization studies, Manfred B. Steger, brings together twenty of the "greatest hits" of the field since it emerged in the 1980s, carefully selecting and editing these influential pieces out of a vast repertoire ofwriting. Manageable in length and price, this "Top 20" collection shows how globalization has evolved and how it serves as a backdrop to the current global economic crisis.
LC Classification NumberJZ1318.G55894 2015
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