Globalization: The Key Concepts

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Viewed as a destructive force or an inevitability of modern society, globalization is the focus of a multitude of disciplines. A clear understanding of its processes and terminology is imperative for anyone engaging with this ubiquitous topic. Globalization: the Key Concepts offers a comprehensive guide to this cross-disciplinary subject and covers concepts such as: homogenizationneo-Liberalismriskknowledge societytime-space compressionreflexivity.With extensive cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading, this book is an essential resource for students and interested readers alike as they navigate the literature on globalization studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-02-27
Mått:138 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Key Guides
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415368599

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Mer om författaren

Annabelle Mooney is a Lecturer at Roehampton University. Her research interests include marginal religious movements, the semiotics of law, HIV and quality of life. Betsy Evans is a Research Associate at Cardiff University. Her research interests include language variation and change and attitudes to varieties of language.

Recensioner i media

'Mooney (Roehampton Univ.) and Evans (Cardiff Univ.) provide a condensed, single volume that defines over 350 key concepts and terms within the field of globalization studies.' -- M. A. LaMagna, Cabrini College, Choice'The concise entries range in length from single to multiple paragraphs. They represent an important starting point in the study of globalization.'-- M. A. LaMagna, Cabrini College, Choice'This work is a great alternative to multivolume globalization encyclopedias and should be in every reference collection.'-- M. A. LaMagna, Cabrini College, Choice