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Global Social Change
. Ed(S): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Babones, Salvatore J.
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Description for Global Social Change
Paperback. They compare post-World War II globalization with the great wave of economic integration that occurred in the late nineteenth century, analyze the rise of the political ideology of the "globalization project"-Reaganism-Thatcherism-and discuss issues of gender and global inequalities. Editor(s): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Babones, Salvatore J. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
The essays in Global Social Change explore globalization from a world-systems perspective, untangling its many contested meanings. This perspective offers insights into globalization's gradual and uneven growth throughout the course of human social evolution. In this informative and exciting volume, Christopher Chase-Dunn and Salvatore J. Babones bring together accomplished senior sociologists and outstanding younger scholars with a mix of interests, expertise, and methodologies to offer an introduction to ways of studying and understanding global social change. In both newly written essays and previously published articles from the Journal of World Systems Research, the contributors employ historical and ... Read more
The essays in Global Social Change explore globalization from a world-systems perspective, untangling its many contested meanings. This perspective offers insights into globalization's gradual and uneven growth throughout the course of human social evolution. In this informative and exciting volume, Christopher Chase-Dunn and Salvatore J. Babones bring together accomplished senior sociologists and outstanding younger scholars with a mix of interests, expertise, and methodologies to offer an introduction to ways of studying and understanding global social change. In both newly written essays and previously published articles from the Journal of World Systems Research, the contributors employ historical and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801884245
SKU
V9780801884245
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About . Ed(S): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Babones, Salvatore J.
Christopher Chase-Dunn is a professor of sociology and the director of the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California-Riverside. Salvatore J. Babones is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Reviews for Global Social Change
A top pick for college-level holdings strong in international social studies... Perfect also for classroom discussion. Midwest Book Review 2007 This collection brings together senior sociologists and outstanding younger scholars with a mix of interests, expertise, and methodologies to offer and introduction for ways of studying and understanding global social change. Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and Environment 2008 The ... Read more