The Blackwell Companion to Globalization

Copyright © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The Blackwell Companion to Globalization

Editor(s): George Ritzer

Published Online: 15 APR 2008

Print ISBN: 9781405132749

Online ISBN: 9780470691939

DOI: 10.1002/9780470691939

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This companion features original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations.

  • Introduces the major players, theories, and methodologies
  • Explores the major areas of impact, including the environment, cities, outsourcing, consumerism, global media, politics, religion, and public health
  • Addresses the foremost concerns of global inequality, corruption, international terrorism, war, and the future of globalization
  • Wide-ranging and comprehensive, an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students in a range of disciplines

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xix)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–13)

      George Ritzer

  3. Part I: Introduction

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      Introduction to Part I (pages 16–28)

      George Ritzer

    2. Chapter 1

      Globalization in Hard Times: Contention in the Academy and Beyond (pages 29–53)

      Anthony McGrew

    3. Chapter 2

      What is Globalization? (pages 54–66)

      Roland Robertson and Kathleen E. White

    4. Chapter 3

      The Cultural Construction of Neoliberal Globalization (pages 67–83)

      Robert J. Antonio

    5. Chapter 4

      Globalization: The Major Players (pages 84–102)

      George M. Thomas

    6. Chapter 5

      Globalization Today (pages 103–124)

      John Boli and Velina Petrova

    7. Chapter 6

      Theories of Globalization (pages 125–143)

      William I. Robinson

    8. Chapter 7

      Studying Globalization: Methodological Issues (pages 144–161)

      Salvatore Babones

    9. Chapter 8

      Cosmopolitanism: A Critical Theory for the Twenty-First Century (pages 162–176)

      Ulrich Beck

  4. Part II: The Major Domains

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      Introduction to Part II (pages 178–200)

      George Ritzer

    2. Chapter 9

      The End of Globalization? The Implications of Migration for State, Society and Economy (pages 201–215)

      Subhrajit Guhathakurta, David Jacobson and Nicholas C. DelSordi

    3. Chapter 10

      Globalization and the Agrarian World (pages 216–238)

      Philip McMichael

    4. Chapter 11

      Globalization and the Environment (pages 239–253)

      Steve Yearley

    5. Chapter 12

      Cities and Globalization (pages 254–271)

      Michael Timberlake and Xiulian Ma

    6. Chapter 13

      The Sociology of Global Organizations (pages 272–290)

      Stewart Clegg and Chris Carter

    7. Chapter 14

      Economic Globalization: Corporations (pages 291–306)

      Peter Dicken

    8. Chapter 15

      Outsourcing: Globalization and Beyond (pages 307–329)

      George Ritzer and Craig Lair

    9. Chapter 16

      Globalization and Consumer Culture (pages 330–351)

      Douglas J. Goodman

    10. Chapter 17

      Cultural Globalization (pages 352–366)

      John Tomlinson

    11. Chapter 18

      Globalization and Ideology (pages 367–382)

      Manfred B. Steger

    12. Chapter 19

      Media and Globalization (pages 383–395)

      Douglas Kellner and Clayton Pierce

    13. Chapter 20

      Globalization and Information and Communications Technologies: The Case of War (pages 396–413)

      Howard Tumber and Frank Webster

    14. Chapter 21

      Political Globalization (pages 414–428)

      Gerard Delanty and Chris Rumford

    15. Chapter 22

      Globalization and Public Policy (pages 429–443)

      Tim Blackman

    16. Chapter 23

      Religion and Globalization (pages 444–460)

      Peter Beyer

    17. Chapter 24

      Globalization and Higher Education (pages 461–477)

      Peter Manicas

    18. Chapter 25

      Sport and Globalization (pages 478–497)

      David L. Andrews and Andrew D. Grainger

    19. Chapter 26

      The Fate of the Local (pages 498–515)

      Melissa L. Caldwell and Eriberto P. Lozada

    20. Chapter 27

      Public Health in a Globalizing World: Challenges and Opportunities (pages 516–538)

      Farnoosh Hashemian and Derek Yach

  5. Part III: Major Issues and Conclusions

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      Introduction to Part III (pages 540–548)

      George Ritzer

    2. Chapter 28

      Globalization and Global Inequalities: Recent Trends (pages 549–564)

      Glenn Firebaugh and Brian Goesling

    3. Chapter 29

      World Inequality in the Twenty-First Century: Patterns and Tendencies (pages 565–592)

      Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz and Timothy Patrick Moran

    4. Chapter 30

      Globalization and Corruption (pages 593–609)

      Carolyn Warner

    5. Chapter 31

      Globalization and Sexuality (pages 610–629)

      Kathryn Farr

    6. Chapter 32

      War in the Era of Economic Globalization (pages 630–643)

      Gerald Schneider

    7. Chapter 33

      Globalization and International Terrorism (pages 644–661)

      Gus Martin

    8. Chapter 34

      Resisting Globalization (pages 662–674)

      Richard Kahn and Douglas Kellner

    9. Chapter 35

      The Futures of Globalization (pages 675–692)

      Bryan S. Turner

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      Subject Index (pages 693–728)

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      Author Index (pages 729–731)

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