About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199338469

ISBN-139780199338467

eBay Product ID (ePID)201701613

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

Publication NameGlobal Studies Reader

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

SubjectGlobalization

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorManfred B. Steger

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight18.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2014-012435

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, is a highly convenient one-stop shop for many of the seminal articles in the field. The book's competitive advantages include its reasonable price, convenient size, and the fact that it's been compiled by such a world-renowned expert on the processes and ideologies of globalization."--Roberto E. Campo, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro"I would certainly use The Global Studies Reader. The level of scholarship is second to none. This book provides the in-depth analysis that is essential to exposing undergraduates to contending issues and events in international studies."--Chris Dolan, Lebanon Valley College, "The Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, is a highly convenient one-stop shop for many of the seminal articles in the field. The book's competitive advantages include its reasonable price, convenient size, and the fact that it's been compiled by such a world-renowned expert on the processes and ideologies of globalization."--Roberto E. Campo, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro "I would certainly use The Global Studies Reader. The level of scholarship is second to none. This book provides the in-depth analysis that is essential to exposing undergraduates to contending issues and events in international studies."--Chris Dolan, Lebanon Valley College

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal303.48/2

Table Of Content*=New to this EditionEach section ends with a Guide to Further Readings and Recommended Websites., Preface, AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: What Is Global Studies?PART I: POLITICS AND SOCIETIES1. Five Meanings of Global Civil Society, Mary Kaldor* 2. Framing Global Governance, Five Gaps, Ramesh Thakur and Thomas G. Weiss* 3. Political Ideologies in the Age of Globalization, Manfred B. Steger4. Globalization and the Emergence of the World Social Forums, Jackie Smith, Marina Karides, Marc Becker, Dorval Brunelle, Christopher Chase-Dunn, Donatella della Porta, Rosalba Icaza Garza, Jeffery S. Juris, Lorenzo Mosca, Ellen Reese, Peter (Jay) Smith, and Rolando Vasquez* 5. Global Media, Mobilization, and Revolution: The Arab Spring, Hans SchattlePART II: ECONOMIES AND TECHNOLOGIES* 6. How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts, Pietra Rivoli7. The Specter That Haunts the Global Economy?: The Challenge of Global Feminism, Valentine Moghadam* 8. Designing Capitalism 3.0, Dani Rodrik* 9. The Global Network Society, Manuel Castells* 10. The Googlization of Us: Universal Surveillance and Infrastructural Imperialism, Siva VaidhyanathanPART III: CULTURES AND HISTORIES11. Globalization: Long-Term Process or New Era in Human Affairs?, William H. McNeill* 12. Slaves, Germs, and Trojan Horses, Nayan Chanda* 13. Culture: The Glocal Game, Cosmopolitanism, and Americanization, Richard Giulanotti and Roland Robertson* 14. The American Global Cultural Brand, Lane Crothers* 15. The Religion Market, Olivier RoyPART IV: SPACES AND ENVIRONMENTS16. The Urban Climacteric, Mike Davis* 17. The Improbable Life of an Urban Patch: Deciphering the Hidden Logic of Global Urban Growth, Jeb Brugmann* 18. Mobile Global Citizens, Luis Cabrera* 19. An Overheated Planet, Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley* 20. The One-Degree War, Paul Gilding, References, Notes, Credits, Index

SynopsisThe Global Studies Reader, Second Edition, provides an accessible introduction to Global Studies-the transdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of globalization. The book has been carefully designed to provide a representative selection of transdisciplinary writings appropriate for undergraduate students in Global Studies. This book brings together in a single volume some of the best pieces on the subject written by recognized scholars ofglobalization., 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., 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 ofwriting. 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.

LC Classification NumberJZ1318.G55894 2015