World Culture: Origins and Consequences
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (999 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 063122677X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Lechner and Boli's scholarship is extensive, theoretical, abstract and synthetic The authors engage in conceptual and theoretical refinement and synthesis of existing scholarship and extend that intellectual frontier with their own substantial contributions. Lechner and Boli deserve special commendation for the rich and illuminating historical context and examples." Choice"Lechner and Boli have done their homework and the compendium they offer is valuable in itself."The International History Review"This volume provides a fascinating, and immensely broad-ranging, call to understand the complex inter-relationships between geopolitical forces and those resilient urban lives. Whilst as a source of multiple departures it should be of interest to an equally broad ranging audience, for those particularly curious about the often-neglected w
He has published extensively on global culture and organizations, education, citizenship, and state power and authority. Thomas, 1999).They are the co-editors of The Globalization Reader (2nd edition, Blackwell, 2003).. He is co-editor, with L. van Vucht-Tijssen and J. Frank J. Lechner is Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University. Berting, of The Search for Fundamentals (1995).John Boli is Pro
This is a provocative, synthetic, and grounded interpretation of world culture that is essential for any student or scholar of globalization and world affairs.Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present dayIncludes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical researchWritten in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar. Combining several of the most fruitful theoretical perspectives on world culture, including the world polity approach and globalization theory, the book gives a historical treatment of the development of world culture and assesses the complex impact of world culture on people, organizations, and societies. This book explores the development, content, and impact of world culture