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UNISA996211920603316 |
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Titolo |
Globalisation and the Third World / / edited by Ray Kiely and Phil Marfleet |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-76947-4 |
1-134-76948-2 |
0-415-14076-5 |
1-280-05680-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KielyRay <1964-> |
MarfleetPhil <1962-> |
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Disciplina |
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303.482091724 |
337/.09172/4 |
338.91091724 |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development |
Developing countries |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction: globalisation, (post-)modernity and the Third World; The crisis of global development; Transnational companies, global capital and the Third World; Migration and the refugee experience; Global aspects of health and health policy in Third World countries; The Biodiversity Convention and global sustainable development; Globalisation, ethnic identity and popular culture in Latin America; Globalisation and cultural imperialism: a case study of the music industry; Globalisation and religious activism; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the changing position of the Developing World within the world system. It focuses on particular issues which cut across communities, nations, regions and, in consequence, the world. These include migration, health and disease, the media, transnational corporations, religion, and political and economic institutions. The contributors draw on a wealth of illustrations and global examples to examine topics such as HIV/AIDS transmission, the |
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mediatized Gulf War, consumption patterns, the Third World in the First, Orientalism and Islam, environmental and urban movements, libe |
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