Beschreibung:
'Robertson's approach is multidimensional, complex, well-grounded in sociological theory, and centred on culture...the theme of globalization is developed in relation to the cultural turn, world-systems theory, the civilizing process, modernity and postmodernity, nostalgia politics and fundamentalism..... his contribution is original, probes deeply and is highly stimulating.' - Political Studies
Globalization as a ProblemThe Cultural TurnMapping the Global ConditionWorld-Systems Theory, Culture and Images of World PowerJapanese Globality and Japanese ReligionThe Universalism-Particularism Issue¿Civilization,¿ Civility and the Civilizing ProcessGlobalization Theory and Civilization AnalysisGlobality, Modernity and the Issue of PostmodernityGlobalization and the Nostalgic Paradigm¿The Search for Fundamentals¿ in Global PerspectiveConcluding Reflections