The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization

Author George Ritzer

Publisher Wiley-Blackwell

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George Ritzer

George Ritzer is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He received the 2000 Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association and has chaired its sections on Theoretical Sociology and Organizations and Occupations. Among his most recent books are The McDonaldization of Society, New Century Edition, Enchanting a Disenchanted World , and, with Barry Smart, The Handbook of Social Theory.

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Wiley-Blackwell

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2012

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9780470670590

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College Freshman - College Senior

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Edited by one of the leading authorities in the field, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization brings together over 600 specially commissioned entries from the world's best scholars and teachers. This groundbreaking reference work, the first in a series of encyclopedias on major topics within the social sciences, is arranged in A-Z format, and includes perspectives from across the social sciences.\xa0The encyclopedia examines the founding theories of the discipline and addresses the realities of globalization today. International in scope and covering a broad range of topics from agency structure and advertising to World Trade Organization and Zapatistas, this landmark project offers an authoritative and up-to date resource for all those interested in the study of globalization.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Editors.
List of Contributors.
Lexicon.
Timeline.
Introduction.
1: Accountability.
2: Accumulation.
3: Accumulation, Flexible.
4: Acid Rain.
5: Advertising.
6: African Union.
7: Agency.
8: Agency-Structure.
9: Agenda 21.
10: Aging.
11: Agro-Exports.
12: Agro-Fuels.
13: Aids.
14: Alienation.
15: Al-Jazeera.
16: Alterity.
17: Americanization.
18: Amnesty International.
19: Anarchy.
20: Anti-Americanism.
21: Anti-Bribery Convention.
22: Anti-Capitalism.
23: Anti-Consumerism.
24: Anti-War Movement.
25: Architecture.
26: Arms Transfers.
27: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.
28: Assemblage Theory.
29: Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
30: Asylum-Seekers.
31: Asymmetric Warfare.
32: Authoritarian Regimes.
33: Autonomist Social Movements.
34: Bank for International Settlements.
35: Banking.
36: Blogs.
37: Body.
38: Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
39: Bollywood.
40: Bologna Process.
41: Borders.
42: Bottom Billion.
43: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.
44: Brain Drain.
45: Brands.
46: Bretton Woods.
47: Bribery.
48: Buddhism.
49: Call Centers.
50: Capital Flight.
51: Capitalism.
52: Care Chain.
53: Cartels, Private International.
54: Casinopolitanism.
55: Cathedrals of Consumption.
56: Childhood and Migration.
57: Christianity.
58: Cities.
59: Citizenship.
60: Civil Society.
61: Civilization.
62: Clean Clothes Campaign.
63: Clearing House Interbank Payment System.
64: Climate Change.
65: Climate Change: Urban Impacts and Responses.
66: Coca-Globalization.
67: Codex Alimentarius Commission.
68: Collective Memory.
69: Colonialism.
70: Colonialism, Neo-.
71: Colonization.
72: Commercialization.
73: Commodification in Perpetuity.
74: Commoditization.
75: Commodity Chains.
76: Communism.
77: Communitarianism.
78: Communities.
79: Comparative Advantage.
80: Computer Viruses.
81: Conflict: Global Anti-Jewish Violence.
82: Confucianism.
83: Connectivity.
84: Consciousness.
85: Cons
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