{"product_id":"9781405132749","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Globalization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Globalization\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Ritzer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Globalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis companion features original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the major players, theories, and methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the major areas of impact, including the environment, cities, outsourcing, consumerism, global media, politics, religion, and public health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the foremost concerns of global inequality, corruption, international terrorism, war, and the future of globalization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWide-ranging and comprehensive, an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students in a range of disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeorge Ritzer \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He was awarded the 2000 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association and he has authored more than 25 books including several student textbooks. He has been a major contributor to the literature on globalization, especially in \u003ci\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/i\u003e (4 editions, last in 2004), \u003ci\u003eExpressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society (\u003c\/i\u003e1995) and most recently (2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition to be published in 2007 as \u003ci\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing 2\u003c\/i\u003e). He is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 September 2007\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\u003e9781405132749\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\u003e752\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381271752844,"sku":"9781405132749","price":233.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405132749.jpg?v=1780238673","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405132749","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}