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Beschreibung
In this accessible appraisal of contemporary globalization, Steger draws on global theory and history to engage pressing issues such as digitization, ideological polarization, education, demographics, development, and the environment. This big-picture view supports the practical efforts of setting the globe on a more equitable and sustainable path.
In this accessible appraisal of contemporary globalization, Steger draws on global theory and history to engage pressing issues such as digitization, ideological polarization, education, demographics, development, and the environment. This big-picture view supports the practical efforts of setting the globe on a more equitable and sustainable path.
Über den Autor
Manfred B. Steger is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He has served as an academic consultant on globalization for the U.S. State Department and as an advisor to the PBS television series, Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism. He is the author of over 30 books and numerous articles on globalization, and social and political theory, including The Rise of the Global Imaginary: Political Ideologies from the French Revolution to the Global War on Terror (Oxford University Press, 2008); the award-winning Globalisms: Facing the Populist Challenge, 4th ed. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020); and the bestselling Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, 6th ed. (Oxford UP 2023).
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface & Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
PART I: HISTORIES & THEORIES
A Genealogy of "Globalization"The Four Meaning Branches of the Family Tree Called "Globalization"
The Neoliberal Revolution and the "Globalization of Markets"
Concluding Reflections on the Meaning of "Globalization" in this Book
Four Ages of Globalization Periodizing Globalization: Perilous Pitfalls
Periodizing Globalization: Alternative Models
The Age of the Embodied Globalization (10000BCE-3000BCE)
The Age of Institutional Globalization (3000BCE - 1600CE)
The Age of Objectified Globalization (1600-1914)
The Age of Disembodied Globalization (1914-2000)
Concluding Reflections
A Critical Appraisal of Globalization TheoryGlobalization Theory: The Basics
The Dominant Framework of Globalization Theory
An Alternative Framework of Globalization Theory
The Generalizing Mode
The Domain Mode
The Complexity Mode
Concluding Remarks
PART II: IDEOLOGIES & MOVEMENTS
Contending GlobalismsPolitical Ideologies and Social Imaginaries
Ideological Struggles of the 21st Century
Concluding Reflections
The Challenge of Antiglobalist PopulismThe Significance of Global Crises
What Is National-Populism?
Mapping Trump's Antiglobalist Populism
The Populist Paradox
Concluding Reflections of the Future of Antiglobalist Populism
PART III: ISSUES & PROBLEMS
The Rise of Global Studies in Higher EducationThe Institutional Evolution of Global Studies
The Global Studies Story at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)
The First Pillar of Global Studies: Globalization
The Second Pillar of Global Studies: Transdisciplinarity
The Third Pillar of Global Studies: Space & Time
The Fourth Pillar of Global Studies: Critical Thinking
Concluding Remarks: Critiques of Global Studies
Digital Globalization in the COVID-19 EraFour Social Formations of Globalization
Digitization and Disjunctive Globalization
The Production of the Unhappy Consciousness
Concluding Reflections on the Impact of COVID-19
Globalization in 2040: Environment, Population, DevelopmentEnvironment
Population
Development
Concluding Reflections
Notes
Index
About the Author

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781538179734
ISBN-10: 1538179733
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Steger, Manfred B.
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Manfred B. Steger
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.01.2024
Gewicht: 0,34 kg
Artikel-ID: 127743533

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