World Culture Origins and Consequences

by Lechner, Frank J.; Boli, John

• ISBN13: 9780631226765
• ISBN10: 0631226761
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-17
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book explores the development, content, and impact of world culture. Combining several of the most fruitful theoretical perspectives on world culture, including the world polity approach and globalization theory, the book gives a historical treatment of the development of world culture and assesses the complex impact of world culture on people, organizations, and societies. This is a provocative, synthetic, and grounded interpretation of world culture that is essential for any student or scholar of globalization and world affairs. Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar

Author Biography

Frank J. Lechner is Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University. He has published numerous papers on global change, fundamentalism, secularization, and sociological theory. He is co-editor, with L. van Vucht-Tijssen and J. Berting, of The Search for Fundamentals (1995).

John Boli is Professor of Sociology at Emory University. He has published extensively on global culture and organizations, education, citizenship, and state power and authority. His books include New Citizens for a New Society (1989) and Constructing World Culture (with George M. Thomas, 1999).

They are the co-editors of The Globalization Reader (2nd edition, Blackwell, 2003).

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vi
Acknowledgments	vii
List of Abbreviations	viii
1 Introduction: The Olympic Games and the Meaning of World Culture	1	(29)
2 Analyzing World Culture: Alternative Theories	30	(30)
3 Tracing World Culture: A Brief History	60	(21)
4 Constructing World Culture: UN Meetings as Global Ritual	81	(28)
5 Sustaining World Culture: The Infrastructure of Technology and Organizations	109	(26)
6 Differentiating World Culture: National Identity and the Pursuit of Diversity	135	(18)
7 Transforming World Culture: The Antiglobalization Movement as Cultural Critique	153	(20)
8 Expanding World Culture: Pentecostalism as a Global Movement	173	(18)
9 Opposing World Culture: Islamism and the Clash of Civilizations	191	(24)
10 Instituting World Culture: The International Criminal Court and Global Governance	215	(19)
11 Epilogue: Reflections on World Culture	234	(7)
References	241	(20)
Index	261