Globalization: The Key Concepts

By Annabelle Mooney

Book Overview

Viewed as a destructive force or an inevitability of modern society, globalization is the focus of a multitude of disciplines. A clear understanding of its processes and terminology is imperative for anyone engaging with this ubiquitous topic. Globalization: the Key Concepts offers a comprehensive guide to this cross-disciplinary subject and covers concepts such as:

homogenization neo-Liberalism risk knowledge society time-space compression reflexivity.

With extensive cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading, this book is an essential resource for students and interested readers alike as they navigate the literature on globalization studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415368596
• ISBN13: 9780415368599
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.7"