Globalization: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Softcover

Steger, Manfred B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019280359X ISBN 13: 9780192803597

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

"Globalization" has become the buzz-word of our time. A growing number of scholars and political activists have invoked the term to describe a variety of changing economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are alleged to have accelerated in the last few decades. Rather than forcing such a complex social phenomenon into a single conceptual framework, Manfred Steger presents globalization in plain, readable English as a multifaceted process encompassing global, regional, and local aspects of social life. In addition to explaining the various dimensions of globalization, the author explores whether globalization should be considered a "good" or "bad" thing--a question that has been hotly debated in classrooms, boardrooms, and on the streets.

About this title

About the Author:

Manfred B. Steger is Associate Professor Politics and Government at Illinois State University and Affiliate Faculty Member at the Globalization Research Center of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. His books include Globalism: The New Market Ideology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 019280359X
• ISBN 13: 9780192803597
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168