Blackwell Companion to Globalization

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).

“The stimulating essays in this remarkably comprehensive collection cover important global trends, present intriguing theoretical perspectives, and take sides in current debates on globalization. Many illustrate what Ritzer calls the “globophobic” thrust in recent work on the subject. This volume is required reading for serious students of globalization.” Frank J. Lechner, Emory University "This is a thoroughly collated, unique combination of encyclopaedic surveys of the major controversies that split/unite the on-going debate on the origins, dynamics and the prospects of globalization, with illuminating case studies exploring the diverse impacts of globalizing pressures on contemporary life in all parts of the planet. An exceptionally useful reference, gathering under one cover texts otherwise difficult to access and seldom considered together."Zygmunt Bauman, University of Leeds and University of Warsaw

• List of Illustrations viiiNotes on Contributors xIntroductionGeorge Ritzer 1PART I: INTRODUCTION 15Introduction to Part IGeorge Ritzer 161. Globalization in Hard Times: Contention in the Academy and BeyondAnthony McGrew 292. What Is Globalization?Roland Robertson and Kathleen E. White 543. The Cultural Construction of Neoliberal GlobalizationRobert J. Antonio 674. Globalization: The Major PlayersGeorge M. Thomas 845. Globalization TodayJohn Boli and Velina Petrova 1036. Theories of GlobalizationWilliam I. Robinson 1257. Studying Globalization: Methodological IssuesSalvatore Babones 1448. Cosmopolitanism: A Critical Theory for the Twenty-fi rst CenturyUlrich Beck 162PART II: THE MAJOR DOMAINS 177Introduction to Part IIGeorge Ritzer 1789. The End of Globalization? The Implications of Migration for State, Society and EconomySubhrajit Guhathakurta, David Jacobson and Nicholas C. DelSordi 20110. Globalization and the Agrarian WorldPhilip McMichael 21611. Globalization and the EnvironmentSteve Yearley 23912. Cities and GlobalizationMichael Timberlake and Xiulian Ma 25413. The Sociology of Global OrganizationsStewart Clegg and Chris Carter 27214. Economic Globalization: CorporationsPeter Dicken 29115. Outsourcing: Globalization and BeyondGeorge Ritzer and Craig Lair 30716. Globalization and Consumer CultureDouglas J. Goodman 33017. Cultural GlobalizationJohn Tomlinson 35218. Globalization and IdeologyManfred B. Steger 36719. Media and GlobalizationDouglas Kellner and Clayton Pierce 38320. Globalization and Information and Communications Technologies: The Case of WarHoward Tumber and Frank Webster 39621. Political GlobalizationGerard Delanty and Chris Rumford 41422. Globalization and Public PolicyTim Blackman 42923. Religion and GlobalizationPeter Beyer 44424. Globalization and Higher EducationPeter Manicas 46125. Sport and GlobalizationDavid L. Andrews and Andrew D. Grainger 47826. The Fate of the LocalMelissa L. Caldwell and Eriberto P. Lozada Jr 49827. Public Health in a Globalizing World: Challenges and OpportunitiesFarnoosh Hashemian and Derek Yach 516PART III: MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCLUSIONS 539Introduction to Part IIIGeorge Ritzer 54028. Globalization and Global Inequalities: Recent TrendsGlenn Firebaugh and Brian Goesling 54929. World Inequality in the Twenty-fi rst Century: Patterns and TendenciesRoberto Patricio Korzeniewicz and Timothy Patrick Moran 56530. Globalization and CorruptionCarolyn Warner 59331. Globalization and SexualityKathryn Farr 61032. War in the Era of Economic GlobalizationGerald Schneider 63033. Globalization and International TerrorismGus Martin 64434. Resisting GlobalizationRichard Kahn and Douglas Kellner 66235. The Futures of GlobalizationBryan S. Turner 675Index 693