{"product_id":"9780631231288","title":"Introducing Globalization Ties, Tensions, and Uneven Integration","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIntroducing Globalization\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTies, Tensions, and Uneven Integration\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Sparke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Globalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned specifically for introductory globalization courses, \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e helps students to develop informed opinions about globalization, inviting them to become participants rather than just passive learners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies and explores the major economic, political and social ties that comprise contemporary global interdependency\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a broad sweep of topics, from the rise of transnational corporations and global commodity chains, to global health challenges and policies, to issues of worker solidarity and global labor markets, through to emerging forms of global mobility by both business elites and their critics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an award-winning teacher, and enhanced throughout by numerous empirical examples, maps, tables, an extended bibliography, glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading and student research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupported by additional web resources – available upon publication at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/sparke\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/sparke\u003c\/a\u003e – including hot links to news reports, examples of globalization and other illustrative sites, and archived examples of student projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngage with fellow readers of \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e on the book's Facebook page at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IntroducingGlobalization\"\u003ewww.facebook.com\/IntroducingGlobalization\u003c\/a\u003e, or learn more about this topic by enrolling in the free Coursera course Globalization and You at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/globalization\"\u003ewww.coursera.org\/course\/globalization\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Sparke\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Geography and International Studies at the University of Washington, where he also serves as the Director of the undergraduate program in Global Health. He has authored over 60 scholarly publications, including the book \u003ci\u003eIn the Space of Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), but he is also dedicated to teaching about globalization as well as writing about it. He has multiple awards for his work as a teacher, including the lifetime Distinguished Teaching award from the University of Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 February 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631231288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378647363724,"sku":"9780631231288","price":101.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631231288.jpg?v=1780193454","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631231288","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}