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Author:   Alessandro Bonanno (Sam Houston State University) ,  Douglas H. Constance (Professor, Sam Houston State University)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition:   Revised ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9780271033884

ISBN 10:   0271033886
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   14 November 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Introduction 1. Globalization of the Economy and Society: Salient Interpretations 2. Environmentalism, Industry Restructuring, and Global Regulation: The Tuna-Dolphin Controversy 3. Transnational Corporations and Their Power over the State: The Case of Ferruzzi 4. Corporate Power and the Free Global Market: The Lysine Price-Fixing Case of ADM 5. Globalization and Resistance from Below: The Case of Industrial Chicken Production in Southeast Texas 6. TNCs’ Colonization of the Local and Resistance: Mega Hog Farms in the Texas Panhandle 7. Old and New Social Movements in the Global Era: The Case of Maxxam and the Headwaters Forest Redwoods 8. NGOs Under Globalization: The Marine Stewardship Council 9. Challenging the Globalization Project: The Collapse of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment Conclusion References Index

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Stories of Globalization is an important reference for any professional for whom food is a subject of study in a globalizing context. It belongs in any library, whether academic, corporate, or public. --Heather Hunwick, Gastronomica

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Alessandro Bonanno is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Sam Houston State University. Douglas H. Constance is Associate Professor of Sociology at Sam Houston State University.

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