Thinking globally : a global studies reader / / edited by Mark Juergensmeyer
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| Titolo: |
Thinking globally : a global studies reader / / edited by Mark Juergensmeyer
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (453 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.48/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Globalization |
| Soggetto non controllato: | anthropologist |
| anthropology | |
| compact chapter | |
| economist | |
| emerging field | |
| environmental crises | |
| global economy | |
| global studies | |
| human rights abuses | |
| illegal drug trade | |
| nation-state | |
| nationalism | |
| new communications | |
| new media | |
| political social activist | |
| professor | |
| sex trafficking | |
| social media | |
| sociology | |
| student | |
| theoretical perspective | |
| transnational ideologies | |
| xenophobia | |
| Altri autori: |
JuergensmeyerMark
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | part I. Introduction -- part II. The march of globalization, by region -- part III. Transnational global issues. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this accessible text, Mark Juergensmeyer, a pioneer in global studies, provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging field of global studies from regional, topical, and theoretical perspectives. Each of the twenty compact chapters in Thinking Globally features Juergensmeyer's own lucid introduction to the key topics and offers brief excerpts from major writers in those areas. The chapters explore the history of globalization in each region of the world, from Africa and the Middle East to Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and cover key issues in today's global era, such as: • Challenges of the global economy • Fading of the nation-state • Emerging nationalisms and transnational ideologies • Hidden economies of sex trafficking and the illegal drug trade • New communications media • Environmental crises • Human rights abuses Thinking Globally is the perfect introduction to global studies for students, and an exceptional resource for anyone interested in learning more about this new area of study. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Thinking globally |
| ISBN: | 0-520-95801-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818327503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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