The Blackwell Companion to Globalization

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The Blackwell Companion to Globalization offers original essays by leading scholars exploring the complex and multifaceted nature of globalization. The volume introduces key players, theories, and methodologies while examining the broad impacts on environment, urban development, outsourcing, consumerism, media, politics, religion, and public health. It critically addresses pressing issues such as global inequality, corruption, terrorism, war, and the future trajectory of globalization, delivering a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of its varied effects.
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Ideal for undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines seeking an in-depth and balanced exploration of globalization. Also valuable for scholars and practitioners interested in the theoretical, practical, and critical dimensions of globalisation's impact.

This companion features 35 original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations.

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This companion features original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations.

The Blackwell Companion to Globalization:

Introduces the major players, theories, and methodologies.
Explores the major areas of impact, including the environment, cities, outsourcing, consumerism, global media, politics, religion, and public health.
Addresses the foremost concerns of global inequality, corruption, international terrorism, war, and the future of globalization.
Wide-ranging and comprehensive, offering an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students in a range of disciplines.

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Praised for its depth and breadth, this collection is described as a "remarkably comprehensive" and "stimulating" resource that includes multiple perspectives and takes a stand in current globalization debates. Endorsed by scholars like Frank J. Lechner and Zygmunt Bauman, it is regarded as an "exceptionally useful reference" and "required reading for serious students" due to its unique synthesis of theoretical insight and case studies.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119250722

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by George Ritzer
Edited by George Ritzer
Edited by George Ritzer

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 1089g

Pages: 752

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About the Author

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He was awarded the 2000 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association and he has authored many refereed articles and more than 25 books, including monographs, reference works, and textbooks. He has been a major contributor to the literature on globalization as an author and editor, especially The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization (5 vols., 2012); Globalization: A Basic Text (2^nd edition, 2015 with Paul Dean), The McDonaldization of Society (8 editions, last in 2015), Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society (1995) and The Globalization of Nothing (2nd edition 2007). He is editor of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (11 vols., 2007; 2^nd ed. forthcoming).