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Understanding Globalization

The Social Consequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change

Robert K. Schaeffer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2009 | 4th Revised edition
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7425-6179-3 (ISBN)

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This book examines the globalization of production and its impact on work and gender relations, the impact of technology on workers around the world, the economic problems associated with debt crisis, the political opportunities associated with democratization, the impact of global warming, the reasons behind China's rise as an economic superpower, and the problems in countries across the Middle East that culminated in the attacks of 9/11.

Robert K. Schaeffer is professor of sociology at Kansas State University.

Chapter 1 Globalizing Production in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan Chapter 2 Dollar Devaluations Chapter 3 Fighting Inflation Chapter 4 Debt Crisis and Globalization Chapter 5 An Age of Migrations Chapter 6 Dictatorship and Democracy Chapter 7 The Rise of China Chapter 8 Collateral Damage: The Causes and Consequences of 9/11 Chapter 9 The Legacy of Partition in India and Pakistan: 1947-1948 Chapter 10 Partition in Palestine: 1948 Chapter 11 Revolution and War in Iran and Iraq: 1978-1980 Chapter 12 Revolution and War in Afghanistan Chapter 13 The Aftermath of 9/11 Chapter 14 Global Climate Change

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.3.2009
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 240 mm
Gewicht	562 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7425-6179-8 / 0742561798
ISBN-13	978-0-7425-6179-3 / 9780742561793
Zustand	Neuware