Globalization - A Basic Text - 3rd Edition

An accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in globalization written by leading authors in the fieldIn the comprehensively revised Third Edition of Globalization: A Basic Text, distinguished researchers and authors George Ritzer and Paul Dean deliver an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics related to the study of globalization. The book includes accessible and rigorous material on the key theories and major topics in globalization, as well as modern developments like the rise of populism and far-right political groups, Brexit, migration and backlash to it, trade negotiations, social media and the spread of misinformation, climate change, social justice issues, and COVID-19.The new edition includes a greater focus on the structures of inequality that encourage or discourage global flows. Additionally, new examples and sources from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia are used to illustrate key concepts, and round out the international coverage of book. Throughout, the authors use clear and helpful metaphors including solids, liquids, gases, and flows to introduce and explain the complex nature of globalization in an engaging and understandable way.Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to globalization and related processes, including imperialism, colonialism, development, and westernization An exploration of neoliberalism, including its roots, principles, criticisms, and Neo-Marxist alternatives A practical discussion of global political structures and processes, as well as global economic flows of production and consumption A concise treatment of negative global flows and processes, including dangerous imports, diseases, crime, terrorism, and war Analysis of the changing nature of globalization and de-globalization, and the social movements and technological developments driving these changes More images, charts, and graphs to help illustrate and highlight the concepts contained in the book Perfect for advanced undergraduates studying globalization across sociology, political science, geography, anthropology, and economics, Globalization: A Basic Text, Third Edition will also be essential reading for students taking courses in culture, economy and inequality, and migration taught from a global perspective....

List of contents

About the Website xi
 
List of Figures xii
 
Preface xiii
 
1 Globalization I 1
Liquids, Flows, and Structures
 
Some of the Basics 2
 
From Solids to Liquids (to Gases) 3
 
Flows 6
 
Heavy, Light, Weightless 9
 
Heavy Structures That Expedite Flows 11
 
Heavy Structures as Barriers to Flows 16
 
The Winners and Losers of Global Flows 18
 
On the Increasing Ubiquity of Global Flows and Structures 20
 
Thinking About Global Flows and Structures 21
 
Chapter Summary 23
 
2 Globalization II 31
Some Basic Issues, Debates, and Controversies
 
Is There Such a Thing as Globalization? 32
 
Is it Globalization, Transnationalization, or Regionalization? 35
 
If There is Such a Thing as Globalization, When Did it Begin? 36
 
Globalization or Globalizations? 43
 
What Drives Globalization? 47
 
Does Globalization Hop Rather than Flow? 48
 
If There Is Such a Thing as Globalization, Is It Inexorable? 49
 
Who Controls Globalization? 51
 
Does Globaphilia or Globaphobia Have the Upper Hand? 53
 
What, if Anything, Can Be Done About Globalization? 57
 
Chapter Summary 59
 
3 Globalization and Related Processes 67
Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization, and Americanization
 
Imperialism 68
 
Colonialism 72
 
Development 75
 
Westernization 77
 
Easternization 80
 
Americanization 81
 
Comparisons with Globalization 92
 
The Era of the "Posts" 93
 
Chapter Summary 95
 
4 Neoliberalism 105
Roots, Principles, Criticisms, and Neo-Marxian Alternatives
 
The Historical Context of Neoliberalism 106
 
Neoliberalism: The Basic Principles 111
 
Critiquing Neoliberalism 118
 
Neoliberalism: The Case of Israel 124
 
The Death of Neoliberalism? 125
 
Neo-Marxian Theoretical Alternatives to Neoliberalism 126
 
Chapter Summary 130
 
5 Global Political Structures and Processes 139
 
On Political Processes and Flows 140
 
The Nation-State 141
 
"Imagined Community" 147
 
Changes in Global Nation-State Relations 149
 
Global Political Developments and Structures 160
 
Regional Political Organizations 163
 
Global Governance 164
 
Civil Society 167
 
Chapter Summary 173
 
6 Structuring the Global Economy 181
 
Before Bretton Woods 182
 
Bretton Woods and the Bretton Woods System 184
 
The End of Bretton Woods 194
 
Regional Economic Integration and Free Trade 199
 
Other Economic Organizations 207
 
The Role of Emerging Economies 208
 
The Multinational Corporation (MNC) 209
 
The Myth of Economic Globalization? 212
 
Chapter Summary 213
 
7 Global Economic Flows 219
Production and Consumption
 
Global Trade Flows 220
 
Global Value Chains 222
 
Increasing Competition for Commodities 231
 
The Economic Impact of the Flow of Oil 232
 
Race to the Bottom and Upgrading 235
 
Outsourcing 237
 
Financial Globalization 239
 
Corporations, People, and Ideas 243
 
Consumption 246
 
Chapter Summary 253
 
8 Global Culture and Cultural Flows 261
 
Cultural Differentialism 263
 
Cultural Hybridization 272
 
Cultural Convergence 276
 
Sport: A Case Study for Global Culture 287
 
Chapter Summary 293
 
9 High-Tech Global Flows and Structures 301
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About the author

GEORGE RITZER is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, USA. He is Editor-In-Chief of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology from 2007, and author of several books including The McDonaldization of Society (9th ed., 2018) and The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007).
PAUL DEAN is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology/Anthropology at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA. He is an award-winning teacher whose teaching and research focus on globalization, social inequality, economic sociology, social movements, and race and ethnicity. He is coauthor with George Ritzer of Globalization: The Essentials (2nd ed., Wiley Blackwell 2019).

Product details

• Authors: Paul Dean, Paul (Ohio Wesleyan University Dean, Dean Paul, George Ritzer, George (University of Maryland) Ritzer, Ritzer George
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2021
• EAN: 9781119527282
• ISBN: 978-1-119-52728-2
• No. of pages: 656
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Globalisierung, Soziologie, Weltpolitik, Politikwissenschaft, Geographie, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, Wirtschaftsgeographie, Sociology of Globalization, Soziologie der Globalisierung, Geographie der Globalisierung, Geography of Globalization, Global politics