Globalization: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions),New

Globalization Has Become One Of The Defining Buzzwords Of Our Timea Term That Describes A Variety Of Complex Economic, Political, Cultural, Ideological, And Environmental Forces That Are Rapidly Altering Our Experience Of The World. In Clear, Accessible Language, Manfred B. Steger Goes Beyond A Narrow Economic Focus To Cover All The Major Causes And Consequences Of Globalization As Well As The Hotly Contested Question Of Whether Globalization Is, Ultimately, A Good Or A Bad Thing. This New Edition Has Been Fully Updated, Incorporating All The Major Global Developments In The Past Four Years, Including The 20082010 Global Financial Crisis, The 2011 Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, And Nuclear Disaster, The 2011 Killing Of Osama Bin Laden, The Ongoing Revolutions In The Middle East, And The Rise Of Social Networking Such As Facebook And Twitter. The Book Also Examines Political Movements Both For And Against Globalization, From Wto Protests To The Rise In Global Jihadism; Considers Such Concepts As 'Americanization' And 'Mcdonaldization'; And Explores The Role Of The Media And Communication Technologies In The Process Of Cultural Globalization. Finally, Steger Explains In Accessible Language The Connection Between Economic Globalization And Multinational Corporations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, And The World Trade Organization.About The Series:Oxford'S Very Short Introductions Series Offers Concise And Original Introductions To A Wide Range Of Subjectsfrom Islam To Sociology, Politics To Classics, Literary Theory To History, And Archaeology To The Bible. Not Simply A Textbook Of Definitions, Each Volume In This Series Provides Trenchant And Provocativeyet Always Balanced And Completediscussions Of The Central Issues In A Given Discipline Or Field. Every Very Short Introduction Gives A Readable Evolution Of The Subject In Question, Demonstrating How The Subject Has Developed And How It Has Influenced Society. Eventually, The Series Will Encompass Every Major Academic Discipline, Offering All Students An Accessible And Abundant Reference Library. Whatever The Area Of Study That One Deems Important Or Appealing, Whatever The Topic That Fascinates The General Reader, The Very Short Introductions Series Has A Handy And Affordable Guide That Will Likely Prove Indispensable.