What Is Globalization?

Author:   Ulrich Beck (Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9780745621265


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 November 1999
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ulrich Beck (Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Polity Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9780745621265


ISBN 10:   0745621260
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 November 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Introduction. Vitual Tax-Payers. The National State Caught between World Economy and Individualization: What is to be Done?. The Globalization Shock: A Belated Discussion. Part I: Dimensions, Controversies, Definitions: . 1. The World Horizon Opens Up: On the Sociology of Globalization. 2. Transnational Civil Society: How a Cosmopolitan Vision is Emerging. 3. Contours of World Society: Rival Perspectives. Part II: Perspectives:. 4. Errors of Globalism. 5. Responses to Globalization. 6. Europe and Globalization. Conclusion: Decline a la Carte: The Brazilianization of Europe. Further Reading. Index.

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'The primary virtue of Beck's book lies in its helpful and comprehensive mapping of the various contours of the broad debates about globalization ... As would be expected from a sociologist of the stature of Beck, this is a fascinating , eclectic book where an illuminating empirical example is never very far away.' Democractization 'This introduction to the thorny path of the globalization debate aims to clarify the ambiguities of the debate, distinguish between the various types of globalization, and warn the reader of conceptual traps.' Business Horizons


'The primary virtue of Beck's book lies in its helpful and comprehensive mapping of the various contours of the broad debates about globalization ... As would be expected from a sociologist of the stature of Beck, this is a fascinating , eclectic book where an illuminating empirical example is never very far away.' Democractization 'This introduction to the thorny path of the globalization debate aims to clarify the ambiguities of the debate, distinguish between the various types of globalization, and warn the reader of conceptual traps.' Business Horizons


a The primary virtue of Becka s book lies in its helpful and comprehensive mapping of the various contours of the broad debates about globalization ... As would be expected from a sociologist of the stature of Beck, this is a fascinating , eclectic book where an illuminating empirical example is never very far away.a Democractization a This introduction to the thorny path of the globalization debate aims to clarify the ambiguities of the debate, distinguish between the various types of globalization, and warn the reader of conceptual traps.a Business Horizons


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Ulrich Beck is Professor of Sociology at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.

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