We live today in an interconnected world with unprecedented levels of planetary integration and disruption. This phenomenon is known as globalization. The sixth edition of this Very Short Introduction provides definitions of the key terms and concepts of globalization, offers an overview of its history, and an examination of its major dimensions.

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Manfred B. Steger, Professor of Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

Manfred B. Steger is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He also served as a globalization consultant for the U.S. Department of State and as advisor to the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service. He is the author or editor of thirty books on globalization and political and social theory, including The Rise of the Global Imaginary (OUP, 2008); the award-winning Globalisms: Facing the Populist Challenge, 4th ed.; and Globalization Matters: Engaging the Global in Unsettled Times.

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