Globalization
The Making of World Society
1. Edition February 2009
336 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
GLOBALIZATION
"Lechner has drawn on his extensive work on, and his deep knowledge of, globalization to write a brief, accessible, and highly successful introduction to the field. The early chapters on food, sport, and mass media should pique the student's interest and lure them into a deeper involvement with later chapters and the field in general."
George Ritzer, University of Maryland
"Frank Lechner's text takes on key issues in the study of globalization with real clarity and critical power. An authoritative account of the major issues, theories, and debates in the field, aptly illustrated by diverse contemporary examples, this text offers a clear analysis of a complex topic that will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars."
Fran Tonkiss, London School of Economics
Written in a lively and accessible style, Globalization: The Making of World Society shows how globalization affects everyday experience, creates new institutions, and presents new challenges.
With many examples, Lechner describes how the process unfolds in a wide range of fields, from sports and media to law and religion. While sketching the outlines of a world society in the making, the book also demonstrates that globalization is inherently diverse and contentious. In this concise analysis of a complex subject, Lechner presents some of the best work in the social sciences in clear and readable fashion.
Globalization: The Making of World Society will serve as a stimulating, state-of-the-art text for any student of globalization, beginner or advanced.
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
List of Boxes.
Preface and Acknowledgments.
List of Acronyms.
1. Introduction.
Part I: Global Experience.
2. Global Food and the History of Globalization.
3. Global Sports and the Direction of Globalization.
4. Global Media and the Varieties of Globalization.
Part II: Global Institutions.
5. The Global Economy and the Power of the Market.
6. Global States and the Specter of Retreat.
7. Global Governance and the Prospects of World Law.
8. Global Civil Society and the Voices of Change.
9. Global Religion and the Impact of Faith.
Part III: Global Problems.
10. Global Migration: How New People Change Old Places.
11. Global Inequality: Winners and Losers in
Globalization.
12. The Global Environment: Saving the Planet?
13. Global Justice: Is Another World Possible?
Glossary.
References.
of, globalization to write a brief, accessible and highly
successful introduction to the field. The early chapters on food,
sport and mass media should pique the student's interest and
lure them into a deeper involvement with later chapters and the
field in general."
-George Ritzer, University of Maryland
"Frank Lechner's text takes on key issues in the study of
globalization with real clarity and critical power. An
authoritative account of the major issues, theories and debates in
the field, aptly illustrated by diverse contemporary examples, this
text offers a clear analysis of a complex topic that will be an
invaluable resource for students and scholars."
-Fran Tonkiss, London School of Economics