The global studies reader / introduced and edited by Manfred B. Steger, University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

Other author Steger, Manfred B., 1961- author, editor.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Descriptionx, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Globalization.

Contents Introduction : what is global studies? -- Five meanings of global civil society / Mary Kaldor -- Framing global governance, five gaps / Ramesh Thakur and Thomas G. Weiss -- Political ideologies in the age of globalization / Manfred B. Steger -- Globalization and the emergence of world social forums / Jackie Smith, Marina Karides, Marc Becker, Dorval Brunelle, Christopher Chase-Dunn, Donatella della Porta, Rosalba Icaza Garza, Jeffrey S. Juris, Lorenzo Mosca, Ellen Reese, Peter (Jay) Smith, and Rolando Vasquez -- Global media, mobilization, and revolution : the Arab Spring / Hans Schattle -- How small entrepreneurs clothe East Africa with old American t-shirts / Pietra Rivoli -- The specter that haunts the global economy : the challenge of global feminism / Valentine Moghadam -- Designing capitalism 3.0 / Dani Rodrik -- The global network society / Manuel Castells -- The Googlization of us : universal surveillance and infrastructural imperialism / Siva Vaidhyanathan -- Globalization : long term process or new era in human affairs? / William H. McNeill -- Slaves, germs, and Trojan horses / Nayan Chanda -- Culture : the glocal game, cosmopolitanism and Americanization / Richard Giulanotti and Roland Robertson -- The American global cultural brand / Lane Crothers -- The religion market / Olivier Roy -- The urban climacteric / Mike Davis -- The improbable life of an urban patch : deciphering the hidden logic of global urban growth / Jeb Brugmann -- Mobile global citizens / Luis Cabrera -- An overheated planet / Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley -- The one-degree war / Paul Gilding.
Abstract Ideal for undergraduate courses, The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, is an engaging, accessible introduction that helps students better understand what constitutes the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. The premier scholar of globalization studies, Manfred B. Steger, brings together twenty of the "greatest hits" of the field since it emerged in the 1980s, carefully selecting and editing these influential pieces out of a vast repertoire of writing. Manageable in length and price, this "Top 20" collection shows how globalization has evolved and how it serves as a backdrop to the current global economic crisis.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014012435
ISBN9780199338467 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199338469 (alk. paper)

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