Globalization The Making of World Society

by Lechner, Frank J.

• ISBN13: 9781405169059
• ISBN10: 1405169052
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-09
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Globalization: The Making of World Society is a stimulating, state-of-the-art text for any student of globalization, beginner or advanced. Makes a big, abstract topic very accessible through illustration with everyday experience Thorough and scholarly but written with a readable style Delves into timely, controversial issues and debates - impact of migration, global inequality, cultural homogeneity Combines several perspectives for new interpretation Includes chapter outlines and suggestions for further reading

Author Biography

Frank J. Lechner is Professor of Sociology at Emory University in Atlanta. Among his publications dealing with globalization are World Culture: Origins and Consequences (with John Boli) (Blackwell, 2005) and The Netherlands: Globalization and National Identity (2008) as well as an edited volume, The Globalization Reader (with John Boli) (third edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2008). He has also written extensively about religion and social theory.

Table of Contents

List of Plates	p. vii
List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
List of Boxes	p. xii
Preface and Acknowledgments	p. xiii
List of Acronyms	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Global Experience	p. 11
Global Food and the History of Globalization	p. 13
Global Sports and the Direction of Globalization	p. 34
Global Media and the Varieties of Globalization	p. 56
Global Institutions	p. 77
The Global Economy and the Power of the Market	p. 79
Global States and the Specter of Retreat	p. 103
Global Governance and the Prospects of World Law	p. 124
Global Civil Society and the Voices of Change	p. 148
Global Religion and the Impact of Faith	p. 168
Global Problems	p. 193
Global Migration: How New People Change Old Places	p. 195
Global Inequality: Winners and Losers in Globalization	p. 219
The Global Environment: Saving the Planet?	p. 243
Global Justice: Is Another World Possible?	p. 266
Glossary	p. 285
References	p. 288
Index	p. 311
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