Globalization: A Very Short Introduction

by Manfred B. Steger

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192886217
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	06/27/2023
Series:	Very Short Introductions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	223,412
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsList of mapsList of figuresList of abbreviationsPreface to the sixth edition1. What is globalization? 2. Globalization in history3. The economic & technological dimensions of globalization4. The political dimension of globalization5. The cultural dimension of globalization6. The ecological dimension of globalization7. Ideological confrontations over globalization8. Present and future trendsReferences and further readingIndex

Editorial Reviews

"Updated fifth edition explores the history and impact of globalization, highlighting new developments in the advancing of climate change, the presidency of Donald Trump, and the Mexico–US border." — Journal of Economic Literature (Volume 59, no. 1)

"(Review from previous edition) This work is concise and accessible and to be recommended to a general audience seeking to gain a first overview of the broad and complex dynamics connected to the term "globalization." — Dominic Sachsenmaier, The American Historical Review

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