Held, David

A globalizing world? : culture, economics, politics / edited by David Held - 2nd ed - London ; New York : Routledge in association with the Open University, 2004 - viii, 188 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm - An introduction to the social sciences .

Previous ed.: 2000

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction / David Held -- Ch. 1. A globalizing society? / Allan Cochrane and Kathy Pain -- Ch. 2. The globalization of culture? / Hugh Mackay -- Ch. 3. Economic globalization? / Bob Kelly and Raia Prokhovnik -- Ch. 4. Power shift : national government to global governance? / Anthony McGrew -- Afterword / David Held.

This work offers a guide to one of the key debates of the 20th century, introducing the main theoretical positions to examine globalization in practice, from the films we watch to the jobs that are available to us and the goods we buy.

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Globalization
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