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Author: Keri E. Iyall Smith ,
Keri Smith
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: Westview Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.458kg
ISBN: 9780813346694
ISBN 10: 081334669
Pages: 385
Publication Date: 29 March 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
With analytic precision, experiential details, and insight, Keri E. Iyall Smith has organized readings that help readers understand the distinction between globalization and global capitalism. This distinction is an original and exceedingly useful contribution, not only for the classroom but also for scholarship. Congratulations to Professor Iyall Smith! -Judith Blau, University of North Carolina This is a very useful collection of major contributions to the study of globalisation and the condition of the modern world. -Roland Robertson, University of Pittsburgh and University of Aberdeen This volume provides a relevant and insightful overview of dimensions of globalization and pertinent concerns. -Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California, Santa Barbara Superbly chosen and highly readable essays from experts, astutely selected for the student or interested reader, that cover multiple angles. Iyall Smith's insightful commentaries that mix her personal experiences, and refer to prospective readers' own, enhance this delightful collection. Highly recommended. -Dennis Loo, author of Globalization and the Demolition of Society
<p> With analytic precision, experiential details, and insight, Keri E. Iyall Smith has organized readings that help readers understand the distinction between globalization and global capitalism. This distinction is an original and exceedingly useful contribution, not only for the classroom but also for scholarship. Congratulations to Professor Iyall Smith! --Judith Blau, University of North Carolina This is a very useful collection of major contributions to the study of globalisation and the condition of the modern world. --Roland Robertson, University of Pittsburgh and University of Aberdeen This volume provides a relevant and insightful overview of dimensions of globalization and pertinent concerns. --Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California, Santa Barbara Superbly chosen and highly readable essays from experts, astutely selected for the student or interested reader, that cover multiple angles. Iyall Smith's insightful commentaries that mix her personal experiences, and refer to prospective readers' own, enhance this delightful collection. Highly recommended. --Dennis Loo, author of Globalization and the Demolition of Societ y
Author Information
Keri E. Iyall Smith is an assistant professor of sociology at Suffolk University in Boston. She has published articles on hybridity and world society, human rights, indigenous peoples, and teaching sociology, and she is the former vice-president of Sociologists Without Borders.
