
Globalization
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- Develops a unique perspective on globalization early in the book and uses it throughout to orient and organize discussion of a wide range of topics and parts of the world
- Integrated use of a wide array of materials - empirical research, theories, newspaper and magazine articles, monographs, popular books, etc
- Makes extensive use of maps throughout to illustrate key points about globalization
- Includes a glossary of key terms
- Designed to work either on its own or as a package with an accompanying cross-referenced reader constructed around the basic concepts of globalization
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George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland and his awards include the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award. He has authored numerous books, including several student textbooks, and is editor of The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007 and continuing online), and The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization (forthcoming). His books, the best known of which is The McDonaldization of Society (1993; 2008), have been translated into over 20 languages.
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GEORGE RITZER - 1 [Seite 1]
1.1 - CONTENTS [Seite 9]
1.2 - FIGURES [Seite 14]
1.3 - PREFACE [Seite 15]
1.4 - Chapter 1 GLOBALIZATION I [Seite 19]
1.4.1 - SOME OF THE BASICS [Seite 21]
1.4.2 - FROM SOLIDS TO LIQUIDS (TO GASES) [Seite 22]
1.4.3 - FLOWS [Seite 25]
1.4.4 - DOES GLOBALIZATION HOP RATHER THAN FLOW? [Seite 28]
1.4.5 - HEAVY, LIGHT, WEIGHTLESS [Seite 29]
1.4.6 - HEAVY STRUCTURES THAT EXPEDITE FLOWS [Seite 32]
1.4.7 - HEAVY STRUCTURES AS BARRIERS TO FLOWS [Seite 36]
1.4.8 - SUBTLER STRUCTURAL BARRIERS [Seite 41]
1.4.9 - STRUCTURE AND PROCESS [Seite 42]
1.4.10 - ON THE INCREASING UBIQUITY OF GLOBAL [Seite ON THE INCREASING UBIQUITY OF GLOBAL]
FLOWS (AND PROCESSES) AND STRUCTURES - 43 [Seite 43]
1.4.11 - THINKING ABOUT GLOBAL FLOWS AND STRUCTURES [Seite 44]
1.4.12 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 46]
1.5 - Chapter 2 GLOBALIZATION II [Seite 51]
1.5.1 - IS THERE SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION? [Seite 52]
1.5.2 - IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION, [Seite IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,]
WHEN DID IT BEGIN? - 55 [Seite 55]
1.5.3 - GLOBALIZATION OR GLOBALIZATIONS? [Seite 62]
1.5.4 - WHAT DRIVES GLOBALIZATION? [Seite 65]
1.5.5 - IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION, [Seite IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,]
IS IT INEXORABLE? - 66 [Seite 66]
1.5.6 - DOES GLOBAPHILIA OR GLOBAPHOBIA HAVE THE UPPER HAND? [Seite 68]
1.5.7 - IF GLOBALIZATION IS NOT INEXORABLE, HAS IT [Seite IF GLOBALIZATION IS NOT INEXORABLE, HAS IT]
GONE TOO FAR? - 74 [Seite 74]
1.5.8 - WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN BE DONE ABOUT [Seite WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN BE DONE ABOUT]
GLOBALIZATION? - 75 [Seite 75]
1.5.9 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 77]
1.6 - Chapter 3 GLOBALIZATION AND RELATED PROCESSES I [Seite 81]
1.6.1 - IMPERIALISM [Seite 82]
1.6.2 - COLONIALISM [Seite 87]
1.6.3 - DEVELOPMENT [Seite 89]
1.6.4 - WESTERNIZATION [Seite 92]
1.6.5 - EASTERNIZATION [Seite 93]
1.6.6 - COMPARISONS WITH GLOBALIZATION [Seite 96]
1.6.7 - THE ERA OF THE "POSTS" [Seite 98]
1.6.8 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 98]
1.7 - Chapter 4 GLOBALIZATION AND RELATED PROCESSES II [Seite 103]
1.7.1 - CLARIFYING AMERICANIZATION [Seite 104]
1.7.2 - SOME USEFUL CONCEPTUAL DISTINCTIONS [Seite 109]
1.7.3 - AMERICA'S LOGISTICAL TECHNOLOGIES [Seite 112]
1.7.4 - A BROADER AND DEEPER VIEW OF THE [Seite A BROADER AND DEEPER VIEW OF THE]
AMERICANIZATION OF CONSUMER CULTURE - 113 [Seite 113]
1.7.5 - AN AMERICAN EMPIRE? [Seite 115]
1.7.6 - MINIMIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF [Seite MINIMIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF]
AMERICANIZATION - 116 [Seite 116]
1.7.7 - ANTI-AMERICANISM [Seite 118]
1.7.8 - POST-AMERICANIZATION [Seite 122]
1.7.9 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 123]
1.8 - Chapter 5 NEO-LIBERALISM [Seite 127]
1.8.1 - THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF [Seite THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF]
NEO-LIBERALISM - 128 [Seite 128]
1.8.2 - NEO-LIBERALISM: AN EXEMPLARY STATEMENT [Seite NEO-LIBERALISM: AN EXEMPLARY STATEMENT]
AND THE BASIC PRINCIPLES - 133 [Seite 133]
1.8.3 - POPULAR NEO-LIBERAL "THEORY": THE CASE [Seite POPULAR NEO-LIBERAL "THEORY": THE CASE]
OF THOMAS FRIEDMAN - 137 [Seite 137]
1.8.4 - CRITIQUING NEO-LIBERALISM [Seite 140]
1.8.5 - NEO-LIBERALISM AS EXCEPTION [Seite 142]
1.8.6 - NEO-LIBERALISM: THE CASE OF ISRAEL [Seite 144]
1.8.7 - THE END OF HISTORY [Seite 145]
1.8.8 - THE DEATH OF NEO-LIBERALISM? [Seite 147]
1.8.9 - NEO-MARXIAN THEORETICAL ALTERNATIVES [Seite NEO-MARXIAN THEORETICAL ALTERNATIVES]
TO NEO-LIBERALISM - 148 [Seite 148]
1.8.10 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 153]
1.9 - Chapter 6 GLOBAL POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES [Seite 157]
1.9.1 - ON POLITICAL PROCESSES AND FLOWS [Seite 158]
1.9.2 - THE NATION-STATE [Seite 159]
1.9.3 - IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION-STATE [Seite 164]
1.9.4 - "IMAGINED COMMUNITY" [Seite 165]
1.9.5 - CHANGES IN GLOBAL NATION-STATE RELATIONS [Seite 167]
1.9.6 - OTHER GLOBAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [Seite OTHER GLOBAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS]
AND STRUCTURES - 169 [Seite 169]
1.9.7 - REGIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS [Seite 173]
1.9.8 - GLOBAL GOVERNANCE [Seite 174]
1.9.9 - CIVIL SOCIETY [Seite 176]
1.9.10 - OTHER PLAYERS [Seite 185]
1.9.11 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 186]
1.10 - Chapter 7 STRUCTURING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY [Seite 189]
1.10.1 - BEFORE BRETTON WOODS [Seite 190]
1.10.2 - BRETTON WOODS AND THE BRETTON WOODS [Seite BRETTON WOODS AND THE BRETTON WOODS]
SYSTEM - 192 [Seite 192]
1.10.3 - THE END OF BRETTON WOODS [Seite 204]
1.10.4 - CHANGES IN, AND CRITIQUES OF, [Seite CHANGES IN, AND CRITIQUES OF,]
BRETTON-WOODS-ERA ORGANIZATIONS - 205 [Seite 205]
1.10.5 - ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION [Seite ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION]
AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)9 - 209 [Seite 209]
1.10.6 - EUROPEAN UNION (COMMON MARKET) [Seite 210]
1.10.7 - NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [Seite NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT]
(NAFTA) - 213 [Seite 213]
1.10.8 - MERCOSUR [Seite 215]
1.10.9 - OPEC [Seite 215]
1.10.10 - THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION (MNC) [Seite 216]
1.10.11 - WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM [Seite 219]
1.10.12 - THE MYTH OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION? [Seite 220]
1.10.13 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 221]
1.11 - Chapter 8 GLOBAL ECONOMIC FLOWS [Seite 225]
1.11.1 - TRADE [Seite 226]
1.11.2 - INCREASING COMPETITION FOR COMMODITIES [Seite 236]
1.11.3 - THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE FLOW OF OIL [Seite 238]
1.11.4 - RACE TO THE BOTTOM AND UPGRADING [Seite 242]
1.11.5 - OUTSOURCING [Seite 244]
1.11.6 - FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION [Seite 246]
1.11.7 - CORPORATIONS, PEOPLE, AND IDEAS [Seite 249]
1.11.8 - CONSUMPTION [Seite 252]
1.11.9 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 258]
1.12 - Chapter 9 GLOBAL CULTURE AND CULTURAL [Seite 261]
1.12.1 - CULTURAL DIFFERENTIALISM [Seite 263]
1.12.2 - CULTURAL HYBRIDIZATION [Seite 273]
1.12.3 - CULTURAL CONVERGENCE [Seite 276]
1.12.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 292]
1.13 - Chapter 10 HIGH-TECH GLOBAL FLOWS AND STRUCTURES [Seite 295]
1.13.1 - TECHNOLOGY [Seite 296]
1.13.2 - MEDIA [Seite 302]
1.13.3 - THE INTERNET [Seite 307]
1.13.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 312]
1.14 - Chapter 11 GLOBAL FLOWS OF PEOPLE [Seite 315]
1.14.1 - MIGRANTS [Seite 316]
1.14.2 - MIGRATION [Seite 318]
1.14.3 - TOURISTS AND TOURISM [Seite 340]
1.14.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 349]
1.15 - Chapter 12 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS [Seite 353]
1.15.1 - DIFFERENCES AMONG NATION-STATES [Seite 356]
1.15.2 - COLLAPSE [Seite 356]
1.15.3 - THE LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS [Seite 357]
1.15.4 - GLOBAL RESPONSES [Seite 370]
1.15.5 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 380]
1.16 - Chapter 13 NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS AND PROCESSES [Seite 383]
1.16.1 - DANGEROUS IMPORTS [Seite 385]
1.16.2 - BORDERLESS DISEASES [Seite 388]
1.16.3 - CRIME [Seite 395]
1.16.4 - CORRUPTION [Seite 400]
1.16.5 - TERRORISM [Seite 402]
1.16.6 - WAR [Seite 408]
1.16.7 - THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS [Seite THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS]
ON INDIVIDUALS - 414 [Seite 414]
1.16.8 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 415]
1.17 - Chapter 14 GLOBAL INEQUALITIES I [Seite 419]
1.17.1 - INEQUALITY [Seite 422]
1.17.2 - RURAL-URBAN [Seite 433]
1.17.3 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 448]
1.18 - Chapter 15 GLOBAL INEQUALITIES II [Seite 451]
1.18.1 - MAJORITY-MINORITY RELATIONS IN [Seite MAJORITY-MINORITY RELATIONS IN]
A GLOBAL CONTEXT - 452 [Seite 452]
1.18.2 - SOCIAL DEFINITIONS [Seite 456]
1.18.3 - RACE AND ETHNICITY [Seite 459]
1.18.4 - ETHNICITY [Seite 460]
1.18.5 - RACE [Seite 465]
1.18.6 - GENDER [Seite 473]
1.18.7 - CHILDREN [Seite 481]
1.18.8 - SEXUAL MINORITIES: GAYS AND LESBIANS [Seite 484]
1.18.9 - RESPONDING TO AND RESISTING GLOBAL [Seite RESPONDING TO AND RESISTING GLOBAL]
MINORITY STATUS: THE CASE OF WOMEN - 485 [Seite 485]
1.18.10 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 489]
1.19 - Chapter 16 DEALING WITH, RESISTING, AND THE FUTURES OF, GLOBALIZATION [Seite 493]
1.19.1 - DEALING WITH GLOBALIZATION [Seite 494]
1.19.2 - RESISTING GLOBALIZATION [Seite 505]
1.19.3 - THE FUTURES OF GLOBALIZATION [Seite 517]
1.19.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 520]
1.20 - APPENDIX [Seite 523]
1.20.1 - ANTHROPOLOGY [Seite 524]
1.20.2 - SOCIOLOGY [Seite 525]
1.20.3 - POLITICAL SCIENCE [Seite 525]
1.20.4 - ECONOMICS [Seite 526]
1.20.5 - GEOGRAPHY [Seite 528]
1.20.6 - PSYCHOLOGY [Seite 529]
1.20.7 - LITERARY CRITICISM (POSTCOLONIAL) [Seite 530]
1.20.8 - OTHER FIELDS [Seite 532]
1.21 - GLOSSARY [Seite 534]
1.22 - REFERENCES [Seite 544]
1.23 - INDEX [Seite 586]
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