InhaltsangabeIntroduction to the Book. 1. Introduction to Globalization Debates. Part I: Political Economy. 2. Civilizations. 3. Orientalism, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism. 4. Neoliberalism. 5. Structural Adjustment. 6. NationState. 7. Transnationalism. 8. World Systems. 9. Empire. 10. Network Society and Informationalism. 11. World Risk Society and Cosmopolitanism. 12. McWorld and Jihad. Part II: Culture. 13. Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization. 14. Critiquing Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization. 15. McDonaldization. 16. World Culture. Sources and Credits. Index.

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, with awards that include the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award. He is the author of numerous books including Globalization: A Basic Text (2009), The McDonaldization of Society (1993; 2008), and The Globalization of Nothing (2003; 2007). He is also editor of The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007), The Blackwell Companion to Globalization (2007), and the forthcoming The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages. Zeynep Atalay is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of Maryland. Her research interests lie in globalization, civil society, social movements, and NGO networks. Her current research explores the ways in which Muslim NGOs mobilize global networks through civil society.

Leseprobe

Introduction to the Book. 1. Introduction to Globalization Debates. Part I: Political Economy. 2. Civilizations. 3. Orientalism, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism. 4. Neoliberalism. 5. Structural Adjustment. 6. Nation-State. 7. Transnationalism. 8. World Systems. 9. Empire. 10. Network Society and Informationalism. 11. World Risk Society and Cosmopolitanism. 12. McWorld and Jihad. Part II: Culture. 13. Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization. 14. Critiquing Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization. 15. McDonaldization. 16. World Culture. Sources and Credits. Index.