ISBN:
9781412964296
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (2073 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Encyclopedia of Global Studies
DDC:
303.48/203
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The Encyclopedia of Global Studies is the reference work for the emerging field of global studies. It covers both transnational topics and intellectual approaches to the study of global themes, including: the globalization of economies and technologies; the diaspora of cultures and dispersion of peoples; the transnational aspects of social and political change; the global impact of environmental, technological and health changes; and the organizations and issues related to global civil society
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Entries; Reader's Guide; About the Editors; Introduction; A; B; C; D; Volume 2; E; F; G; H; I; Volume 3; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Volume 4; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Index
Description / Table of Contents:
v. 2.Earth SummitEconomic CrisesEconomic DevelopmentEconomic EthicsEconomics, KeynesianEconomy, InformalEducational SystemsElectricityElitesEmailEmpiresEmpires, ModernEnergy EfficiencyEnlightenment, TheEntrepreneurshipEnvironmental Carrying CapacityEnvironmental ChangeEnvironmental MovementEnvironmental RightsEnvironmental SecurityEnvironmental Treaties, Conventions, and ProtocolsEthics, GlobalEthnic IdentityEthnocentrismEuroEuropean Central BankEuropean UnionEvents, GlobalExtractive Industries SectorExtractive Industries Transparency InitiativeFailed StatesFamilyFamily PoliciesFamily Systems, KinshipFascismFeminismFertilityFilm FestivalsFinance, Financial SystemsFisheriesFloods, TsunamisFoodFood and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFordismForestsFoundationsFoundations, Asian: International ActivitiesFoundations, European: International ActivitiesFoundations, U.S.: International ActivitiesFranchise SystemsFree SpeechFreemasonsFrench RevolutionGamesGay and Lesbian MovementGay RightsGender IdentityGeneva ConventionsGenius, Notion ofGenocidesGeographic Informational Systems (GIS)Global CommonsGlobal Communications and TechnologyGlobal Conflict and SecurityGlobal Culture, MediaGlobal Economic IssuesGlobal Environmental and Energy IssuesGlobal Governance and World OrderGlobal Health and NutritionGlobal Historical AntecedentsGlobal History, Studies inGlobal IntellectualsGlobal Justice and Legal IssuesGlobal OrderGlobal Positioning System (GPS)Global Religions, Beliefs, and IdeologiesGlobal Reporting InitiativesGlobal SouthGlobal StudiesGlobal Studies, Current Academic Approaches toGlobal Studies, Early Academic Approaches toGlobal TerminologyGlobal VillageGlobal WarmingGlobalization, Approaches toGlobalization, Managed (China)Globalization, Measurement ofGlobalization, Phenomenon ofGlobalization and Transnationality IndexesGold StandardGoogleGovernance Networks, TransnationalGreenhouse GasesHajjHandheld DevicesHare Krishna (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)Health Care AccessHealth Care SystemsHedge FundsHegemonic PowerHeritageHinduismHindu-Related MovementsHiroshimaHIV/AIDSHollow StateHollywoodHolocaustHomogenizationHomophobiaHong KongHuman Rights, InternationalHumanismHumanitarian InterventionHumanitarianismHumanity, Concepts ofHygieneHyperglobalismIdealismIdentities, TraditionalIdentities in Global SocietiesIdeologies, GlobalIllegal Trade, ArmsIllegal Trade, ChildrenIllegal Trade, DrugsIllegal Trade, Precious MetalsImmigrationImmigration and TransnationalismImperialismIndependence MovementsIndigenous Peoples' RightsIndigenous Religions, Globalization ofIndividualismIndustrializationInequality, GlobalInequality, Global EconomicInfant MortalityInformation AgeIntellectual Property RightsIntelligence AgenciesIntergenerational RelationsInternational Air Transportation AssociationInternational Court of JusticeInternational Criminal TribunalsInternational Labour Organization (ILO)International Maritime OrganizationInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs)International Nongovernmental Organizationz, Quasi-FormsInternational RelationsInternetInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and NumbersInterpolInventions and DiscoveriesInvestmentIslamIslam-related Movements.
Description / Table of Contents:
v. 3.JainismJohannesburgJournalismJudaismJustice, TransitionalJustice Movements, TransnationalKnowledge Management SystemsKnowledge Production SystemsKyoto ProtocolLaborLabor RightsLand UseLandless PersonsLaw, InternationalLaw, RegionalLaw, TransnationalLaw, WorldLaw of Arctic RegionsLaw of the SeaLeadershipLeague of NationsLegal SystemsLegitimacyLeisureLex MercatoriaLiberalism, NeoliberalismLifestylesLinguistic IdentitiesLiteratureLocal Exchange and Trading Systems (LETS)LondonLongue Durée, Long Wave Theories of DevelopmentLos AngelesMalnutritionMalthusian IdeaManufacturing SectorMaps and Map-MakingMaquiladorasMarginalityMarketingMarketsMarshall PlanMarxism and Neo-MarxismMcDonaldization, McWorldMedia, GlobalMedical SystemsMemoryMemory WarsMercantilismMethodological NationalismMicrosoftMigrant Shopping PatternsMigrationMigration, IllegalMigration Policies, Types ofMilitaryModern IdentitiesModernizationMonetary PolicyMormonismMorse CodeMortalityMulticulturalismMultiracial IdentitiesMumbaiMusicMythsNanotechnologyNational IdentitiesNationalism, Neo-NationalismNation-StateNatural GasNatural LawNature, Concepts ofNavigation SystemsNeocolonialismNeoconservatismNew York CityNewsNobel PrizeNon-Aligned MovementNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Nuclear PowerNuremberg PrecedentOceansOilOlympic MovementOpen Society InstituteOpinion, WorldOrganisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)Organization of American States (OAS)Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)OthernessOutsourcingOverpopulationPan African UnionPariahs, GlobalParisParks, Reserves, and RefugesPeacePeace ActivismPeacekeeping ForcesPeasant EconomiesPenal SystemsPetroleum EconomyPetroleum GeopoliticsPharmaceutical SectorPhilanthropyPolar RegionsPolicing SystemsPolitical Parties, TransnationalPopulation and Demographic ChangePopulation Control PoliciesPopulation Growth and Population ExplosionPopulismPostal System, WorldPostmodernismPostmodernityPoverty and Poverty AlleviationPower, Global Contexts ofPrisoners' RightsPrivate Security FirmsPrivate-Public PartnershipsPrivatizationPrizes and Awards, InternationalProduction and Innovation Networks, GlobalProfessionsProtectionismProtestant reformationProto-GlobalizationPublic Goods, GlobalPublic HealthPublics and Polis, Global.
Description / Table of Contents:
v. 4.Racial IdentityRacial SupremacyRadioRailRoadsRed CrossRefugeesRegional GovernanceRegional IdentitiesRegionalismReligious ConversionReligious IdentitiesReligious Movements, New and SyncreticReligious PoliticsRemediationRemittancesRepublicsRetirement SystemsRevolutionsRio De JaneiroRoad Signage SystemsRoads and RoutewaysRuralityScripts and Writing SystemsSecret SocietiesSecularismSecuritySeptember 11, 2001 (9/11)Service SectorSex TraffickingSexually Transmitted DiseasesShanghaiShari'a (Islamic Law)Shelter and HousingShintoShrinking World ConceptsSikhismSilk Road, NewSingaporeSites, Global68 GenerationSlaverySoccerSocial CapitalSocial DemocracySocial EntrepreneurshipSocial MovementsSocial NetworkingSocialismSocialist InternationalSoft Power DiplomacySolidarity MovementsSovereigntySpace, OuterSports, RecreationStandards and Standard Setting, GlobalState-Civil Society RelationsSubsidiaritySummits, SummitrySustainabilityTax HavensTaxationTechnology SectorTelegraph, TelegramTelephoneTelephonyTelevisionTerrorismTheaterThink TanksThird Way MovementsTobin TaxTokyoTourism SectorTradeTrade AgreementsTransparencyTransportation SystemsTreatiesTreaty Of RomeTribal IdentitiesTruth CommissionTuberculosisUncivil SocietyUn-Civil Society RelationsUndocumented PersonsUnited NationsUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Universal JurisdictionUniversal Postal UnionUniversalismUniversities and Higher LearningUrban DiseconomiesUrbanizationUtopia, DystopiaValue/Commodity Chains, GlobalValuesVaticanVirtual WorldsViruses, KillerViruses and Diseases, EmergingWalmartWaqfsWarWar, CivilWar, UrbanWars, NewWars, WorldWaste ManagementWaterWeaponsWeb 2.0Welfare StateWestphalia, Treaty of, and the Post-Westphalian WorldWikipediaWomen's MovementWomen's RightWorkWold BankWorld CulturesWorld Economic ForumWorld Federalist MovementWorld Food ProgramWorld GovernmentWorld Health OrganizationWorld Order, Visions ofWorld Religions, Concept ofWorld Social ForumWorld Society TheoryWorld Trade Organization (WTO)World's FairsWorld-Systems PerspectiveXenophobiaZionismZoroastrianism.
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