Keith Moser is an assistant professor at Mississippi State University. After publishing his first book with The Edwin Mellen Press in 2008 entitled ‘Privileged Moments’ in the Novels and Short Stories of J.M.G. Le Clézio: His Contemporary Development of a Traditional French Literary Device, Moser has contributed several essays to peer-reviewed publications.

Also author of "Privileged Moments" in the Novels and Short Stories of J. M. G. Le Clézio (2008), Moser (Mississippi State Univ.) takes the reader on a journey through globalization as depicted in Le Clézio's works. In five chapters, Moser identifies the key theme in the French-Mauritian's fiction: globalization and its ill effects—marginalization and exploitation, conflicts between cultures, destruction of the environment and of community. With support from specialists across disciplines, he is able to construct a vision of the global village that is in direct contrast to the model created by Marshall McLuhan. According to Moser, rather than focus on the 'happy few' who have benefitted from the labors of the many, Le Clézio calls for a return to petitesse (smallness) to create a global village that will be sustainable. The book concludes with Moser's interview of Le Clézio, and this conversation enriches the content of the book by allowing the reader direct access to Le Clézio's thoughts on globalization. Included are notes for each chapter. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The ‘Global Village:’ An Evaporated Dream Turned NightmareChapter 2: Defending the Marginalized and Disenfranchised Inhabitants of the Global VillageChapter 3: Consumerism, the Media, and the Anonymous Forces that Sustain the Modern World in Le Clézio’s NarrativesChapter 4: Deconstructing the ‘Genesis Myth’ and Simulating Cosmic Empathy for the Entire Material UniverseChapter 5: Resisting Global Hegemonic Domination in Le Clézio’s Narratives and the Importance of InterculturalityConclusionPostscript

Keith Moser is an assistant professor at Mississippi State University. After publishing his first book with The Edwin Mellen Press in 2008 entitled ‘Privileged Moments’ in the Novels and Short Stories of J.M.G. Le Clézio: His Contemporary Development of a Traditional French Literary Device, Moser has contributed several essays to peer-reviewed publications.

Also author of "Privileged Moments" in the Novels and Short Stories of J. M. G. Le Clézio (2008), Moser (Mississippi State Univ.) takes the reader on a journey through globalization as depicted in Le Clézio's works. In five chapters, Moser identifies the key theme in the French-Mauritian's fiction: globalization and its ill effects—marginalization and exploitation, conflicts between cultures, destruction of the environment and of community. With support from specialists across disciplines, he is able to construct a vision of the global village that is in direct contrast to the model created by Marshall McLuhan. According to Moser, rather than focus on the 'happy few' who have benefitted from the labors of the many, Le Clézio calls for a return to petitesse (smallness) to create a global village that will be sustainable. The book concludes with Moser's interview of Le Clézio, and this conversation enriches the content of the book by allowing the reader direct access to Le Clézio's thoughts on globalization. Included are notes for each chapter. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The ‘Global Village:’ An Evaporated Dream Turned NightmareChapter 2: Defending the Marginalized and Disenfranchised Inhabitants of the Global VillageChapter 3: Consumerism, the Media, and the Anonymous Forces that Sustain the Modern World in Le Clézio’s NarrativesChapter 4: Deconstructing the ‘Genesis Myth’ and Simulating Cosmic Empathy for the Entire Material UniverseChapter 5: Resisting Global Hegemonic Domination in Le Clézio’s Narratives and the Importance of InterculturalityConclusionPostscript

Keith Moser is an assistant professor at Mississippi State University. After publishing his first book with The Edwin Mellen Press in 2008 entitled ‘Privileged Moments’ in the Novels and Short Stories of J.M.G. Le Clézio: His Contemporary Development of a Traditional French Literary Device, Moser has contributed several essays to peer-reviewed publications.

Also author of "Privileged Moments" in the Novels and Short Stories of J. M. G. Le Clézio (2008), Moser (Mississippi State Univ.) takes the reader on a journey through globalization as depicted in Le Clézio's works. In five chapters, Moser identifies the key theme in the French-Mauritian's fiction: globalization and its ill effects—marginalization and exploitation, conflicts between cultures, destruction of the environment and of community. With support from specialists across disciplines, he is able to construct a vision of the global village that is in direct contrast to the model created by Marshall McLuhan. According to Moser, rather than focus on the 'happy few' who have benefitted from the labors of the many, Le Clézio calls for a return to petitesse (smallness) to create a global village that will be sustainable. The book concludes with Moser's interview of Le Clézio, and this conversation enriches the content of the book by allowing the reader direct access to Le Clézio's thoughts on globalization. Included are notes for each chapter. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The ‘Global Village:’ An Evaporated Dream Turned NightmareChapter 2: Defending the Marginalized and Disenfranchised Inhabitants of the Global VillageChapter 3: Consumerism, the Media, and the Anonymous Forces that Sustain the Modern World in Le Clézio’s NarrativesChapter 4: Deconstructing the ‘Genesis Myth’ and Simulating Cosmic Empathy for the Entire Material UniverseChapter 5: Resisting Global Hegemonic Domination in Le Clézio’s Narratives and the Importance of InterculturalityConclusionPostscript