03034nam 2200625 450 991014574050332120230106141424.01-280-19759-597866101975900-470-77586-61-4051-4117-4(CKB)1000000000413414(EBL)228608(OCoLC)437146176(SSID)ssj0000274282(PQKBManifestationID)11954758(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000274282(PQKBWorkID)10323438(PQKB)10999420(MiAaPQ)EBC228608(MiAaPQ)EBC4957232(Au-PeEL)EBL4957232(CaONFJC)MIL19759(OCoLC)48084487(MiAaPQ)EBC7076110(Au-PeEL)EBL7076110(EXLCZ)99100000000041341420230106d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWorld culture origins and consequences /Frank J. Lechner and John Boli1st ed.Malden, Massachusetts :Blackwell Pub.,[2005]©20051 online resource (278 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-631-22676-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-260) and index.Introduction: the Olympic Games and the meaning of world culture -- Analyzing world culture: alternative theories -- Tracing world culture: a brief history -- Constructing world culture: UN meetings as global ritual -- Sustaining world culture: the infrastructure of technology and organizations -- Differentiating world culture: national identity and the pursuit of diversity -- Transforming world culture: the antiglobalization movement as cultural critique -- Expanding world culture: Pentecostalism as a global movement -- Opposing world culture: Islamism and the clash of civilizations -- Instituting world culture: the International Criminal Court and global governance -- Epilogue: reflections on world culture.This book explores the development, content, and impact of world culture. Combining several of the most fruitful theoretical perspectives on world culture, including the world polity approach and globalization theory, the book gives a historical treatment of the development of world culture and assesses the complex impact of world culture on people, organizations, and societies. This is a provocative, synthetic, and grounded interpretation of world culture that is essential for any student or scholar of globalization and world affairs. Traces world culture back from the mid-19th cenCultureCulture.306Lechner Frank J.464667Boli John1948-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910145740503321World culture3000204UNINA