Globalization: The Essentials

By George Ritzer

Book Overview

Essentials of Globalization is a highly useful compact edition of the author's full-scale textbook, Globalization: A Basic Text. The Essentials is written in a style accessible to undergraduates, and draws on both academic and popular sources in its explanations. A highly useful compact version of Globalization: A Basic Text, which contains the all major areas in an accessible and affordable format for undergraduate students Develops a unique perspective on globalization early in the book and uses it throughout to orient and organize discussion of a wide range of topics and parts of the world Integrated use of a wide array of sources, including empirical research, theories, newspaper and magazine articles, monographs, and popular books Designed to work as a basic text in globalization courses, or as a supplementary text in courses that include globalization as one of several topics

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470655615
• ISBN13: 9780470655610
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.7"