Khondker Habibul Haque - Globalization East And West - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A wide - ranging significant contribution. - G ran Therborn Cambridge University " A lively well - informed and accessible guide through the dynamics and complexities of globalization." - Robert Holton Trinity College Dublin " This is an excellent text on globalisation. It is theoretically sophisticated critically engaging and empirically comprehensive perfect for courses on globalisation within sociology programmes in particular." - Andrew Kirton Liverpool University Do we confuse globalization for Americanization? What are the distinctive elements in the interplay of the local and the global? This book examines globalization from the perspective of both the West and the East. It considers globalization as a general social and economic process and the challenges it presents for Western social science. The meaning of a global perspective is explored through various concrete examples: religion migration medicine terrorism global disasters citizenship multiculturalism media and popular culture. Introduced with a forword from Roland Robertson the book is brimming with novel interpretations and fresh insights that will contribute to illuminating the practical realities of globalization.
Title: Globalization East And West
Author(s): Khondker Habibul Haque
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc
Barcode: 9781412928533
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 5/30/2010
Category: Globalization