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. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1476. . 2007. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. . . . .

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Title: The Blackwell Companion to Globalization
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1405132744
ISBN 13: 9781405132749
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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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.

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, an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students in a range of disciplines

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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 more than 25 books including several student textbooks. He has been a major contributor to the literature on globalization, especially in The McDonaldization of Society (4 editions, last in 2004), Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society (1995) and most recently (2004), The Globalization of Nothing (2nd edition to be published in 2007 as The Globalization of Nothing 2). He is editor of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007).

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