Globalization - A Basic Text 3e

by Ritzer

• ISBN13: 9781119527282
• ISBN10: 1119527287
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781119527312
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781118687123
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

An accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in globalization written by leading authors in the field

In the comprehensively revised Third Edition of Globalization: A Basic Text, distinguished researchers and authors George Ritzer and Paul Dean deliver an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics related to the study of globalization. The book includes accessible and rigorous material on the key theories and major topics in globalization, as well as modern developments like the rise of populism and far-right political groups, Brexit, migration and backlash to it, trade negotiations, social media and the spread of misinformation, climate change, social justice issues, and COVID-19.

The new edition includes a greater focus on the structures of inequality that encourage or discourage global flows. Additionally, new examples and sources from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia are used to illustrate key concepts, and round out the international coverage of book. Throughout, the authors use clear and helpful metaphors including solids, liquids, gases, and flows to introduce and explain the complex nature of globalization in an engaging and understandable way.

Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

• A thorough introduction to globalization and related processes, including imperialism, colonialism, development, and westernization
• An exploration of neoliberalism, including its roots, principles, criticisms, and Neo-Marxist alternatives
• A practical discussion of global political structures and processes, as well as global economic flows of production and consumption
• A concise treatment of negative global flows and processes, including dangerous imports, diseases, crime, terrorism, and war
• Analysis of the changing nature of globalization and de-globalization, and the social movements and technological developments driving these changes
• More images, charts, and graphs to help illustrate and highlight the concepts contained in the book

Perfect for advanced undergraduates studying globalization across sociology, political science, geography, anthropology, and economics, Globalization: A Basic Text, Third Edition will also be essential reading for students taking courses in culture, economy and inequality, and migration taught from a global perspective.

Author Biography

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, USA. He is Editor-In-Chief of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology from 2007, and author of several books including The McDonaldization of Society (9th ed., 2018), The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007), and coauthor with Paul Dean of Globalization: The Essentials (2nd ed, Wiley Blackwell 2019). 

Paul Dean is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology/Anthropology at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA. His research focus is on globalization, social inequality, economic sociology, social movements, and race and ethnicity. 

Table of Contents

About the Website xi

List of Figures xii

Preface xiii

1 Globalization I 1
Liquids, Flows, and Structures

Some of the Basics 2

From Solids to Liquids (to Gases) 3

Flows 6

Heavy, Light, Weightless 9

Heavy Structures That Expedite Flows 11

Heavy Structures as Barriers to Flows 16

The Winners and Losers of Global Flows 18

On the Increasing Ubiquity of Global Flows and Structures 20

Thinking About Global Flows and Structures 21

Chapter Summary 23

2 Globalization II 31
Some Basic Issues, Debates, and Controversies

Is There Such a Thing as Globalization? 32

Is it Globalization, Transnationalization, or Regionalization? 35

If There is Such a Thing as Globalization, When Did it Begin? 36

Globalization or Globalizations? 43

What Drives Globalization? 47

Does Globalization Hop Rather than Flow? 48

If There Is Such a Thing as Globalization, Is It Inexorable? 49

Who Controls Globalization? 51

Does Globaphilia or Globaphobia Have the Upper Hand? 53

What, if Anything, Can Be Done About Globalization? 57

Chapter Summary 59

3 Globalization and Related Processes 67
Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization, and Americanization

Imperialism 68

Colonialism 72

Development 75

Westernization 77

Easternization 80

Americanization 81

Comparisons with Globalization 92

The Era of the “Posts” 93

Chapter Summary 95

4 Neoliberalism 105
Roots, Principles, Criticisms, and Neo-Marxian Alternatives

The Historical Context of Neoliberalism 106

Neoliberalism: The Basic Principles 111

Critiquing Neoliberalism 118

Neoliberalism: The Case of Israel 124

The Death of Neoliberalism? 125

Neo-Marxian Theoretical Alternatives to Neoliberalism 126

Chapter Summary 130

5 Global Political Structures and Processes 139

On Political Processes and Flows 140

The Nation-State 141

“Imagined Community” 147

Changes in Global Nation-State Relations 149

Global Political Developments and Structures 160

Regional Political Organizations 163

Global Governance 164

Civil Society 167

Chapter Summary 173

6 Structuring the Global Economy 181

Before Bretton Woods 182

Bretton Woods and the Bretton Woods System 184

The End of Bretton Woods 194

Regional Economic Integration and Free Trade 199

Other Economic Organizations 207

The Role of Emerging Economies 208

The Multinational Corporation (MNC) 209

The Myth of Economic Globalization? 212

Chapter Summary 213

7 Global Economic Flows 219
Production and Consumption

Global Trade Flows 220

Global Value Chains 222

Increasing Competition for Commodities 231

The Economic Impact of the Flow of Oil 232

Race to the Bottom and Upgrading 235

Outsourcing 237

Financial Globalization 239

Corporations, People, and Ideas 243

Consumption 246

Chapter Summary 253

8 Global Culture and Cultural Flows 261

Cultural Differentialism 263

Cultural Hybridization 272

Cultural Convergence 276

Sport: A Case Study for Global Culture 287

Chapter Summary 293

9 High-Tech Global Flows and Structures 301
Technology, Mass Media, the Internet, and Social Media

Technology, Time-Space Compression, and Distanciation 302

Mass Media 311

The Internet and Social Media 318

Chapter Summary 332

10 Global Flows of People 341
Migration, Human Trafficking, and Tourism

Migrants 342

Migration Flows 345

Human Trafficking 369

Tourism 372

Chapter Summary 374

11 Global Environmental Flows 383

Modernization and Environmental Flows 385

Differences among Nation-States 387

Global Climate Change 388

Other Environmental Problems 399

Global Responses 404

Framing Global Responses 413

From Lightness to Heaviness in Environmental Flows 416

Collapse 416

Chapter Summary 417

12 Negative Global Flows and Processes 427
Diseases, Dangerous Imports, Crime, Terrorism, War

Borderless Diseases 429

Dangerous Imports 435

Crime 438

Terrorism 443

War 453          

The Impact of Negative Global Flows on Individuals 462

Chapter Summary 463

13 Global Economic Power and Inequality 471
Class Inequalities and Global Cities

Class Inequality 472

Global Cities and the Rural-Urban Context 487

Chapter Summary 502

14 Global Power and Inequalities II 509
Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Power and Inequality 510

Race and Ethnicity 519

Gender and Sexuality 532

Chapter Summary 543

15 Dealing with, Resisting, and the Futures of, Globalization 553

Dealing with Globalization 554

Resisting Globalization 568

Social Movements and Alter-Globalizations 574

The Futures of Globalization 585

Chapter Summary 588

Appendix 595

Anthropology 596

Sociology 596

Political Science 597

Economics 598

Geography 600

Psychology 601

Literary Criticism (Postcolonial) 602

Other Fields 603

Glossary 607

Index 619