Making Globalization [electronic resource].
Holton, R.J.
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.,
2005.
This book offers a clear and concise account of the key debates in the globalization literature, serving as an accessible introduction to students new to the topic. It deals even-handedly with all the various dimensions of globalization - political, economic, social and cultural - and particularly draws attention to the role of people in processes of globalization. The book's historical dimension and its multicultural focus ensure that globalization is shown neither to be an inexorable process nor one that can be equated simply with Westernization.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 When did Globalization Begin?; 3 Global Patterning: Systems, Structures, Fields, Networks, Webs, and Flows; 4 Globalization and the Transformation of Space, and Time; 5 Global, National, Regional, and Local: Competing or Inter-dependent?; 6 Global Civil Society; 7 Globalization and its Discontents; 8 The Making of Globalization: Puzzles and Prospects; Bibliography; Index
This book offers a clear and concise account of the key debates in the globalization literature, serving as an accessible introduction to students new to the topic. It deals even-handedly with all the various dimensions of globalization - political, economic, social and cultural - and particularly draws attention to the role of people in processes of globalization. The book's historical dimension and its multicultural focus ensure that globalization is shown neither to be an inexorable process nor one that can be equated simply with Westernization.
Globalization.
Globalization
Sociology & Social History
Law, Politics & Government
Social Sciences
Social Change
International Relations