Globaloney - Unraveling the Myths of Globalization

Informationen zum Autor Michael Veseth is the Robert G. Albertson Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Puget Sound and author of many books that approach national and global issues from innovative and controversial angles! including Selling Globalization and Mountains of Debt! the latter of which was reviewed in The New York Times Book Review and The Economist. Veseth is the founding director of the international political economy program at Puget Sound and an academic advisor to the interactive educational website for the PBS/WGBH series! "Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy." He lives in Tacoma! Washington and lectures widely. Klappentext Veseth separates rhetoric from reality by taking close-ups of classic globalization images and comparing them with unexpected alternative visions. Zusammenfassung Veseth separates rhetoric from reality by taking close-ups of classic globalization images and comparing them with unexpected alternative visions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: The Globaloney Syndrome Chapter 2: Blame It All on Adam Smith Chapter 3: Michael Jordan and NBA Global Fever Chapter 4: The Beautiful Game and the American Exception Chapter 5: Globalization as McWorld Chapter 6: Globalization versus Terroir Chapter 7: Grassroots Globaloney Chapter 8: Globalization and the French Exception

Product details

• Authors: Michael Veseth
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.2006
• EAN: 9780742536593
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3659-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Globalization; Globalization
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education