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Author Steger, Manfred B., 1961-, author

Title Globalization : a very short introduction / Manfred B. Steger.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  337 STE    Check Shelf
Edition Fully updated new ed.
Description 147 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 18 cm.
Series Very short introductions
Very short introductions.
Note Previous edition: 2003.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-142) and index.
Contents Preface to the second edition -- Globalization: a contested concept -- Globalization and history: is globalization a new phenomenon? -- The economic dimension of globalization -- The political dimension of globalization -- The cultural dimension of globalization -- The ecological dimension of globalization -- Ideologies of globalization: market, globalism, justice globalism, jihadist globalism -- Assessing the future of globalization.
Summary "'Globalization' has become the buzz-word of our time - a term that describes a variety of changing economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are transforming our experience of the world, Fully updated for 2009, this Very Short Introduction provides an accessible exploration of both the causes and effects of globalization."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Globalization.
ISBN 9780199552269 (pbk.)
0199552266 (pbk.)
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