Globalization: The Key Concepts - Hardcover

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845205235 ISBN 13: 9781845205232

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2007

Synopsis

The causes and the effects of globalization are hotly disputed and the book aims to present the range of arguments in a clear and balanced way. However, arguing that variation is as characteristic of globalization as standardization, the book stresses the necessity for a bottom-up, comparative analysis. Distinguishing between the cultural, political, economic and ecological aspects of globalization, the book highlights the implications of globalization for people's everyday lives. Throughout, the discussion is illustrated with wide-ranging case material. Chapter summaries and a guide to further reading underline the book's concern to clarify this most complex and influential of ideas.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and the Free University of Amsterdam. He is author of numerous works including Ethnicity and Nationalism, Small Places - Large Issues, Common Denominators and Engaging Anthropology.

Review

"[P]rovides a cogent and lucid introduction to discussions and debates about globalization. It provides the bases for further study and for many debates. It is an excellent primer for any discussion of globalization."--Thomas D. Hall, DePauw University

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845205235
• ISBN 13: 9781845205232
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192