January 2015
Beginner
552 pages
23h 40m
English
Overview
Updated to reflect recent global developments, the second edition of Globalization: A Basic Text presents an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics relating to globalization studies.
Features updates and revisions in its accessible introduction to key theories and major topics in globalization
Includes an enhanced emphasis on issues relating to global governance, emerging technology, global flows of people, human trafficking, global justice movements, and global environmental sustainability
Utilizes a unique set of metaphors to introduce and explain the highly complex nature of globalization in an engaging and understandable manner
Offers an interdisciplinary approach to globalization by drawing from fields that include sociology, global political economy, political science, international relations, geography, and anthropology
Written by an internationally recognized and experienced author team
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