ISBN:
9780520958012
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (540 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.48
Keywords:
Globalization -- Textbooks
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Globalization ; Textbooks
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Einführung
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Online-Publikation
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Einführung
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In this accessible text, Mark Juergensmeyer, a pioneer in global studies, provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging field of global studies from regional, topical, and theoretical perspectives. Each of the twenty compact chapters in Thinking Globally features Juergensmeyer's own lucid introduction to the key topics and offers brief excerpts from major writers in those areas. The chapters explore the history of globalization in each region of the world, from Africa and the Middle East to Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and cover key issues in today's global era, such as: * Challenges of the global economy * Fading of the nation-state * Emerging nationalisms and transnational ideologies * Hidden economies of sex trafficking and the illegal drug trade * New communications media * Environmental crises * Human rights abuses Thinking Globally is the perfect introduction to global studies for students, and an exceptional resource for anyone interested in learning more about this new area of study.
Abstract:
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface: A Friendly Introduction to Global Studies -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Thinking Globally -- Manfred Steger, "Globalization: A Contested Concept" -- Thomas Friedman, "The World Is Ten Years Old" -- Paul James, "Approaches to Globalization" -- Steven Weber, "How Globalization Went Bad" -- Further Reading -- 2. Globalization over Time -- William McNeill, "Globalization: Long Term Process or New Era in Human Affairs?" -- Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, "Imperial Trajectories" -- Immanuel Wallerstein, "On the Study of Social Change" -- Dominic Sachsenmaier, "Movements and Patterns: Environments of Global History" -- Further Reading -- Part II: The March of Globalization, By Region -- 3. Africa: The Rise of Ethnic Politics in a Global World -- Nayan Chanda, "The Hidden Story of a Journey" -- Dilip Hiro, "Slavery" -- Jeffrey Haynes, "African Diaspora Religions" -- Jacob K. Olupona, "Thinking Globally about African Religion" -- Okwudiba Nnoli, "The Cycle of 'State-Ethnicity-State' in African Politics" -- Further Reading -- 4. The Middle East: Religious Politics and Antiglobalization -- Mohammed Bamyeh, "The Ideology of the Horizons" -- Said Amir Arjomand, "Thinking Globally about Islam" -- Jonathan Fox, "Are Middle East Conflicts More Religious?" -- Barah Mikaïl, "Religion and Politics in Arab Transitions" -- Further Reading -- 5. South and Central Asia: Global Labor and Asian Culture -- Richard Foltz, "Religions of the Silk Road" -- Morris Rossabi, "The Early Mongols" -- Vasudha Narayanan, "Hinduism" -- Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, "Revolt, the Modern State, and Colonized Subjects, 1848-1885" -- Carol Upadhya and A.R. Vasavi, "Outposts of the Global Information Economy" -- Further Reading -- 6. East Asia: Global Economic Empires -- Kenneth Pomeranz, "The Great Divergence".
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