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Globalization - A Basic Text
of: George Ritzer
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
ISBN: 9781118525814 , 608 Pages
Format: PDF, Read online
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GLOBALIZATION A BASIC TEXT
GLOBALIZATION A BASIC TEXT
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CONTENTS
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FIGURES
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PREFACE
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Chapter 1 GLOBALIZATION I
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SOME OF THE BASICS
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FROM SOLIDS TO LIQUIDS (TO GASES)
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FLOWS
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DOES GLOBALIZATION HOP RATHER THAN FLOW?
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HEAVY, LIGHT, WEIGHTLESS
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HEAVY STRUCTURES THAT EXPEDITE FLOWS
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HEAVY STRUCTURES AS BARRIERS TO FLOWS
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SUBTLER STRUCTURAL BARRIERS
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STRUCTURE AND PROCESS
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ON THE INCREASING UBIQUITY OF GLOBAL
ON THE INCREASING UBIQUITY OF GLOBAL
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THINKING ABOUT GLOBAL FLOWS AND STRUCTURES
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 2 GLOBALIZATION II
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IS THERE SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION?
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IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,
IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,
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GLOBALIZATION OR GLOBALIZATIONS?
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WHAT DRIVES GLOBALIZATION?
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IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,
IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,
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DOES GLOBAPHILIA OR GLOBAPHOBIA HAVE THE UPPER HAND?
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IF GLOBALIZATION IS NOT INEXORABLE, HAS IT
IF GLOBALIZATION IS NOT INEXORABLE, HAS IT
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WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN BE DONE ABOUT
WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN BE DONE ABOUT
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 3 GLOBALIZATION AND RELATED PROCESSES I
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IMPERIALISM
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COLONIALISM
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DEVELOPMENT
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WESTERNIZATION
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EASTERNIZATION
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COMPARISONS WITH GLOBALIZATION
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THE ERA OF THE “POSTS”
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 4 GLOBALIZATION AND RELATED PROCESSES II
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CLARIFYING AMERICANIZATION
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SOME USEFUL CONCEPTUAL DISTINCTIONS
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AMERICA’S LOGISTICAL TECHNOLOGIES
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A BROADER AND DEEPER VIEW OF THE
A BROADER AND DEEPER VIEW OF THE
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AN AMERICAN EMPIRE?
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MINIMIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
MINIMIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
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ANTI-AMERICANISM
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POST-AMERICANIZATION
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 5 NEO-LIBERALISM
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THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF
THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF
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NEO-LIBERALISM: AN EXEMPLARY STATEMENT
NEO-LIBERALISM: AN EXEMPLARY STATEMENT
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POPULAR NEO-LIBERAL “THEORY”: THE CASE
POPULAR NEO-LIBERAL “THEORY”: THE CASE
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CRITIQUING NEO-LIBERALISM
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NEO-LIBERALISM AS EXCEPTION
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NEO-LIBERALISM: THE CASE OF ISRAEL
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THE END OF HISTORY
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THE DEATH OF NEO-LIBERALISM?
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NEO-MARXIAN THEORETICAL ALTERNATIVES
NEO-MARXIAN THEORETICAL ALTERNATIVES
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 6 GLOBAL POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES
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ON POLITICAL PROCESSES AND FLOWS
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THE NATION-STATE
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IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION-STATE
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“IMAGINED COMMUNITY”
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CHANGES IN GLOBAL NATION-STATE RELATIONS
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OTHER GLOBAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
OTHER GLOBAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
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REGIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
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GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
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CIVIL SOCIETY
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OTHER PLAYERS
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 7 STRUCTURING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
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BEFORE BRETTON WOODS
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BRETTON WOODS AND THE BRETTON WOODS
BRETTON WOODS AND THE BRETTON WOODS
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THE END OF BRETTON WOODS
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CHANGES IN, AND CRITIQUES OF,
CHANGES IN, AND CRITIQUES OF,
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ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
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EUROPEAN UNION (COMMON MARKET)
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NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
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MERCOSUR
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OPEC
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THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION (MNC)
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
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THE MYTH OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION?
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 8 GLOBAL ECONOMIC FLOWS
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TRADE
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INCREASING COMPETITION FOR COMMODITIES
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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE FLOW OF OIL
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RACE TO THE BOTTOM AND UPGRADING
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OUTSOURCING
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FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION
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CORPORATIONS, PEOPLE, AND IDEAS
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CONSUMPTION
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 9 GLOBAL CULTURE AND CULTURAL
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CULTURAL DIFFERENTIALISM
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CULTURAL HYBRIDIZATION
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CULTURAL CONVERGENCE
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 10 HIGH-TECH GLOBAL FLOWS AND STRUCTURES
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TECHNOLOGY
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MEDIA
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THE INTERNET
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 11 GLOBAL FLOWS OF PEOPLE
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MIGRANTS
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MIGRATION
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TOURISTS AND TOURISM
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 12 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS
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DIFFERENCES AMONG NATION-STATES
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COLLAPSE
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THE LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
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GLOBAL RESPONSES
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 13 NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS AND PROCESSES
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DANGEROUS IMPORTS
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BORDERLESS DISEASES
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CRIME
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CORRUPTION
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TERRORISM
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WAR
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THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS
THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 14 GLOBAL INEQUALITIES I
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INEQUALITY
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RURAL–URBAN
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 15 GLOBAL INEQUALITIES II
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MAJORITY–MINORITY RELATIONS IN
MAJORITY–MINORITY RELATIONS IN
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SOCIAL DEFINITIONS
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RACE AND ETHNICITY
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ETHNICITY
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RACE
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GENDER
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CHILDREN
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SEXUAL MINORITIES: GAYS AND LESBIANS
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RESPONDING TO AND RESISTING GLOBAL
RESPONDING TO AND RESISTING GLOBAL
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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Chapter 16 DEALING WITH, RESISTING, AND THE FUTURES OF, GLOBALIZATION
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DEALING WITH GLOBALIZATION
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RESISTING GLOBALIZATION
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THE FUTURES OF GLOBALIZATION
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
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APPENDIX
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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SOCIOLOGY
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
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ECONOMICS
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GEOGRAPHY
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PSYCHOLOGY
529
LITERARY CRITICISM (POSTCOLONIAL)
530
OTHER FIELDS
532
GLOSSARY
534
REFERENCES
544
INDEX
586
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