Globalization: A Very Short Introduction

Description

We live today in an interconnected world with unprecedented levels of planetary integration and disruption. This phenomenon is known as globalization. The sixth edition of this Very Short Introduction provides definitions of the key terms and concepts of globalization, offers an overview of its history, and an examination of its major dimensions.

• Incorporates the latest developments in politics and society relevant to globalization
• Covers all dimensions of globalization in accessible language using clear examples and illustrations
• Written by one of the most prominent globalization scholars in the world today
• Part of the Very Short Introductions series – over ten million copies sold worldwide

New to this edition

• New discussions of COVID-19, new digital technologies, and new political dynamics involving great powers
• Updates on climate change and popular culture

About the Author(s)

Prof Manfred B. Steger, Professor of Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

Manfred B. Steger is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He also served as a globalization consultant for the U.S. Department of State and as advisor to the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service. He is the author or editor of thirty books on globalization and political and social theory, including The Rise of the Global Imaginary (OUP, 2008); the award-winning Globalisms: Facing the Populist Challenge, 4th ed.; and Globalization Matters: Engaging the Global in Unsettled Times.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
List of maps
List of figures
List of abbreviations
Preface to the sixth edition
1:What is globalization?
2:Globalization in history
3:The economic & technological dimensions of globalization
4:The political dimension of globalization
5:The cultural dimension of globalization
6:The ecological dimension of globalization
7:Ideological confrontations over globalization
8:Present and future trends
References and further reading
Index