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Stories of Globalization: Transnational Corporations, Resistance, and the State
Alessandro Bonanno
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Description for Stories of Globalization: Transnational Corporations, Resistance, and the State
Hardback. Series: Rural Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
The economic and social outcomes of mid-twentieth-century Fordist capitalism were characterized by a decrease in the significance of distance and a shift in the dynamic of time. This “time-space compression” is one of the defining components of contemporary globalization. In their latest collaboration, Alessandro Bonanno and Douglas Constance provide an in-depth analysis of the origins and nature of globalization using the context of the agro-food sector, one of the most globalized socioeconomic sectors in the world.
Breaking from widely used methodologies in the study of globalization, Bonanno and Constance argue that the shifting dynamic of space and time has created a ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Rural Studies
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780271033884
SKU
V9780271033884
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About Alessandro Bonanno
Alessandro Bonanno is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Sam Houston State University. Douglas H. Constance is Associate Professor of Sociology at Sam Houston State University.
Reviews for Stories of Globalization: Transnational Corporations, Resistance, and the State
“Stories of Globalization is an important reference for any professional for whom food is a subject of study in a globalizing context. It belongs in any library, whether academic, corporate, or public.” —Heather Hunwick Gastronomica