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Globalization : The Essentials by George Ritzer and Paul Dean (2019, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101119315204
ISBN-139781119315209
eBay Product ID (ePID)21038451531
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
Publication NameGlobalization : the Essentials
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGlobalization
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science
AuthorGeorge Ritzer, Paul Dean
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2018-032347
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal303.48/2
SynopsisA concise exploration of globalization and its role in the contemporary era Driven by technological advancements and global corporations, more and more people are swept up by globalizing processes, creating new winners and losers. Globalization: The Essentials explores the flows, structures, processes, and consequences of globalization in the modern economic, political, and cultural landscape. This comprehensive introduction offers balanced coverage of areas such as global economic and cultural flows, environmental sustainability, the impact of technology, and racial, economic, and gender inequality -- providing readers with foundational knowledge of globalization. Extensively revised and updated, this second edition includes expanded coverage of human trafficking and migration, global climate change, fake news and information wars, and transnational social movements with increased emphasis on examples from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia: Offers a straightforward approach to the multiple facets of globalization and their positive and negative influences on contemporary society Employs unique metaphors and a coherent narrative structure to promote intuitive understanding of abstract concepts Introduces cutting-edge research, updated statistics, and real-world examples in areas such as rising global populism, social justice movements, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrencies Provides an efficient and flexible pedagogical structure, allowing integration with instructor's own course material Emphasizing student comprehension, a wide range of source material is incorporated including empirical research, relevant theories, newspaper and magazine articles, and popular books and monographs. Examples of current research and recent global developments, such as emerging economies and global health concerns, encourage classroom discussion and promote independent study. Globalization: The Essentials -- a compact edition of the authors' full-sized textbook Globalization: A Basic Text -- provides concise coverage of the central concepts of this dynamic field. Offering a multidisciplinary approach, this textbook is an invaluable primary or supplemental resource for undergraduate study in any social science field, as well as coursework on economics, migration, inequality and stratification, and politics.
LC Classification NumberJZ1318.R5835 2019
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