{"product_id":"the-globalization-reader-isbn-9781119409946","title":"The Globalization Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn introduction to the issues surrounding the complex and controversial realities of today's interconnected world, the revised sixth edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince its initial publication\u003ci\u003e, The Globalization Reader\u003c\/i\u003e has been lauded for its comprehensive coverage of the issues surrounding globalization. Now in its sixth edition, the Reader has been thoroughly revised and updated and continues to review the most important global trends. Including readings by a variety of authors, the text offers a wide-ranging and authoritative introduction to the political, economic, cultural, and experiential aspects of globalization. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe updated sixth edition presents the most accessible and comprehensive review of current debates and research. Contributions from scholars, activists, and organizations provide balanced viewpoints and expert coverage of the many aspects of globalization. \u003ci\u003eThe Globalization Reader \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readings on an exciting range of new topics as well as retaining key globalization topics such as the experience of globalization, economic and political globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, women’s rights, environmentalism, global civil society, and the alternative globalization movement. This important resource:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the many complex dimensions of globalization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from many of the most prominent globalization scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents concise and informative introductions to each major topic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers compelling discussion questions for each section\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains readings on a variety of new topics such as migration, medical tourism, state policy regarding abortion and same-sex sexual relations, the UN Global Compact, climate justice, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for students in undergraduate and graduate courses in sociology, political science, anthropology and geography, the revised sixth edition covers courses such as globalization, comparative political economy, international relations and similar topics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Sixth Edition xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Debating Globalization 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Hidden Promise: Liberty Renewed 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 How to Judge Globalism 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmartya Sen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Elusive Concept of Globalisation 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCees J. Hamelink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Clash of Civilizations? 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel P. Huntington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Questions 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Explaining Globalization 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Modern World‐System as a Capitalist World‐Economy 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmanuel Wallerstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sociology of the Global System 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeslie Sklair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 A Brief History of Neoliberalism 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 World Society and the Nation‐State 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn W. Meyer, John Boli, George M. Thomas, and Francisco O. Ramirez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Globalization as a Problem 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoland Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArjun Appadurai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Questions 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Experiencing Globalization 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Waves in the History of Globalization 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank J. Lechner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 McDonald’s in Hong Kong 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames L. Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Transnational Villagers 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeggy Levitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Virtual Migration: The Programming of Globalization 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAneesh Aneesh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Fear and Money in Dubai 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSasha Issenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 An Anthropology of Structural Violence 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Farmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthan Watters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Questions 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Globalization and the World Economy 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 China Makes, the World Takes 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Fallows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Commodity Chains and Marketing Strategies: Nike and the Global Athletic Footwear Industry 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiguel Korzeniewicz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Sticky Superpower 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Global Income Inequality by the Numbers: In History and Now: An Overview 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBranko Milanovic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Collier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalcolm Edey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Twin Excesses – Financialization and Globalization – Caused the Crash 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshok Bardhan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Globalism’s Discontents 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph E. Stiglitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV Questions 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Globalization and the Nation-State 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Declining Authority of States 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Strange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Global Organized Crime 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames H. Mittelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Has Globalization Gone Too Far? 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDani Rodrik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 The Individualization of Society and the Liberalization of State Policies on Same‐Sex Sexual Relations, 1984–1995 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid John Frank and Elizabeth H. McEneaney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Abortion Liberalization in World Society, 1960–2009 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth H. Boyle, Minzee Kim, and Wesley Longhofer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V Questions 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Global Governance 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The International Monetary Fund 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Vreeland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 ISO and the Infrastructure for a Global Market 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraig N. Murphy and JoAnne Yates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Global Health Governance: A Conceptual Review 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Dodgson, Kelley Lee, and Nick Drager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 The Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grant‐Making Programmefor Global Health 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid McCoy, Gayatri Kembhavi, Jinesh Patel, and Akish Luintel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 IMPACT: Transforming Business, Changing the World – The United Nations Global Compact 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDNV GL Group and United Nations Global Compact\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI Questions 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Globalization, INGOs, and Civil Society 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 NGOs and Climate Crisis: Fragmentation, Lines of Conflict and Strategic Approaches 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Unmusig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 The Evolution of Debates over Female Genital Cutting 313\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Heger Boyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Women’s Human Rights and the Muslim Question: Iran’s One Million Signatures Campaign 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca L. Barlow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 World Culture in the World Polity: A Century of International Non‐Governmental Organization 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Boli and George M. Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Closing the Corruption Casino: The Imperatives of a Multilateral Approach 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Eigen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Trading Diamonds Responsibly: Institutional Explanations for Corporate Social Responsibility 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranziska Bieri and John Boli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnanya Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VII Questions 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Globalization and Media 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Cultural Imperialism 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Tomlinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Mapping Global Media Flow and Contra‐Flow 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaya Kishan Thussu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Hybridity and the Rise of Korean Popular Culture in Asia 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoobo Shim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Landing of the Wave: \u003ci\u003eHallyu \u003c\/i\u003ein Peru and Brazil 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNusta Corranza Ko, Song No, Jeong‐Nam Kim, and Ronald Gobbi Simoes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Watching \u003ci\u003eBig Brother \u003c\/i\u003eat Work: A Production Study of \u003ci\u003eBig Brother \u003c\/i\u003eAustralia 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Roscoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Bollywood versus Hollywood: Battle of the Dream Factories 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeather Tyrrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Why Hollywood Rules the World, and Whether We Should Care 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTyler Cowen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VIII Questions 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Globalization and Religion 413\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Bin Laden and Other Thoroughly Modern Muslims 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Kurzman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Globalised Islam: The Search for a New Ummah 423\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivier Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 The Christian Revolution 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 American Evangelicals: The Overlooked Globalizers and Their Unintended Gospel of Modernity 437\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua J. Yates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Religious Rejections of Globalization 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank J. Lechner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 The Decontexualization of Asian Religious Practices in the Context of Globalization 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrooke Schedneck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IX Questions 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X Globalization and Identity 457\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Moral Choices and Global Desires: Feminine Identity in a Transnational Realm 461\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErnestine McHugh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Global\/Indian: Cultural Politics in the IT Workplace 469\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmitha Radhakrishnan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Strategic Inauthenticity 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy D. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Orange Nation: Soccer and National Identity in the Netherlands 481\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank J. Lechner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUlf Hannerz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Cosmopolitanism \u0026amp; Humanism 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Martin Centner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart X Questions 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart XI Global Environmentalism 497\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Greenpeace and Political Globalism 502\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Wapner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Environmental Advocacy Networks 510\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Toward Democratic Governance for Sustainable Development: Transnational Civil Society Organizing around Big Dams 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanjeev Khagram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Ozone Depletion 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie, and Janet Welsh Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Movements for Climate Justice in the US and Worldwide 531\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Tokar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Speech of the IPCC Chairman, Rajendra K. Pachauri, at the Opening Session of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland 539\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRajendra K. Pachauri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart XI Questions 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart XII Contesting Globalization: Alternatives and Opposition 545\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Counterhegemonic Globalization: Transnational Social Movements in the Contemporary Political Economy 550\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 The Global Justice Movement 557\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoffrey Pleyers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 The Twelve Assumptions of an Alter‐Globalisation Strategy 563\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGustave Massiah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73 The Global South: The WTO and Deglobalization 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalden Bello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74 Ecological Balance in an Era of Globalization 573\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVandana Shiva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75 Porto Alegre Call for Mobilization 582\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Social Forum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76 When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism 585\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Haidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77 The Globalization of Rage: Why Today’s Extremism Looks Familiar 591\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePankaj Mishra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart XII Questions 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 597\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank J. Lechner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Emory University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Netherlands: Globalization and National Identity\u003c\/i\u003e (2008),\u003ci\u003e Globalization: The Making of World Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2009),\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The American Exception\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), among other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Boli\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Emory University, USA. His publications cover world culture, global organizations, state authority, and education. He has co-authored a number of books including \u003ci\u003eConstructing World Culture: International Nongovernmental Organizations Since 1875\u003c\/i\u003e (with George Thomas, 1999).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its initial publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Globalization Reader\u003c\/i\u003e has been lauded for its comprehensive coverage of the issues surrounding globalization. Now in its sixth edition, the Reader has been thoroughly revised and updated and continues to review the most important global trends. Including readings by a variety of authors, the text offers a wide-ranging and authoritative introduction to the political, economic, cultural, and experiential aspects of globalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe updated sixth edition presents the most accessible and comprehensive review of current debates and research. Contributions from scholars, activists, and organizations provide balanced viewpoints and expert coverage of the many aspects of globalization.\u003ci\u003e The Globalization Reader\u003c\/i\u003e offers readings on an exciting range of new topics as well as retaining key globalization topics such as the experience of globalization, economic and political globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, women's rights, environmentalism, global civil society, and the alternative globalization movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for students in undergraduate and graduate courses in sociology, political science, anthropology and geography, the revised sixth edition covers courses such as globalization, comparative political economy, international relations and similar topics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990241788133,"sku":"NP9781119409946","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119409946.jpg?v=1761787031","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-globalization-reader-isbn-9781119409946","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}