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The succeeding chapters trace the effects of the process through the arenas of economy, politics and culture. Here the book gives a lively treatment to such topics as planetary environmentalism, the new international division of labour, the new world order, growing religious fundamentalism and democ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waters, Malcolm, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
Series:Key ideas.
Subjects:
International economic relations > Social aspects.
International relations > Social aspects.
Cultural relations.
International finance > Social aspects.
Internationalism.
Globalization.
Sociologia.
Politica internacional.
Economia politica.
Internationalisatie.
Economische aspecten.
Politieke aspecten.
Culturele aspecten.
Relations économiques internationales > Aspect social.
Relations internationales > Aspect social.
Relations culturelles.
Finances internationales > Aspect social.
Internationalisme.
Mondialisation.
Globalisierung.
Politik.
International cooperation
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Summary:The succeeding chapters trace the effects of the process through the arenas of economy, politics and culture. Here the book gives a lively treatment to such topics as planetary environmentalism, the new international division of labour, the new world order, growing religious fundamentalism and democratization and marketization. These topics are integrated within a theoretical account that views globalization as the consequence of the new pre-eminence of culture in social life.
We are surrounded by globalizing developments: the emergence of the global communications industry; the growth of multinational enterprises; the influence of global financial markets; global warming; and international action on human rights. These have brought the idea of a global society into prominence. We now recognise that the constraints of geography are shrinking and that the world is becoming a single place. In this crisp and incisive book, Malcolm Waters provides a much needed guide to the concept in social theory and the social, economic and political consequences. The first two chapters offer a critical summary of the main theories of globalization, outlining the standard contributions - modernization and convergence, the capitalist world-system, transnationalization and the global village - before moving on to tease out the common threads in the contemporary globalization theories of Robertson, Giddens, Harvey and Beck.
Physical Description:xiv, 185 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-180) and index.
ISBN:0415105757 (hbk.)
9780415105750 (hbk.)
0415105765 (pbk.)
9780415105767 (pbk.)