Understanding Globalization
The Social Consequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change
- Textbook
Understanding Globalization
The Social Consequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change
- Textbook
Description
This best-selling book examines the political, economic, and environmental changes that affect people's lives in the United States and around the world. It uses a narrative approach to explain the origins of debt crisis, democratization, global warming and explains how these global developments affect people across the globe. Globalization does not have uniform consequences, the author argues, but instead has different meanings for people in diverse social and economic settings.
This new edition features an explanation for the rise of China as a global economic power and a special section on the origins of 911, examining developments in the Middle East, from India to Israel, since 1947-48. It concludes with an analysis of the "collateral damage" associated with the attacks of September 11, 2001: invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the war on terror, and economic recession.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Dollar Devaluations
Chapter 3 Fighting Inflation
Chapter 4 Debt Crisis and Globalization
Chapter 5 Debt and Taxes
Chapter 6 Dictatorship and Democracy
Chapter 7 Falling Commodity Prices
Chapter 8 The Rise of China
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
Product details
| Published | 28 Jul 2005 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781461646525 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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