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A wide-ranging, significant contribution. - Göran Therborn, Cambridge University "A lively, well-informed, and accessible guide through the dynamics and complexities of globalization." - Robert Holton, Trinity College, Dublin "This is an excellent text on globalisation. It is theoretically sophisticated, critically engaging, and empirically comprehensive... perfect for courses on globalisation within sociology programmes in particular." - Andrew Kirton, Liverpool University
Foreword by Roland RobertsonIntroduction: Prospects for a New Sociology of GlobalizationConceptualizing GlobalizationStructures and Processes of GlobalizationGlobalization and the Nation StateGlobalization, Culture and CosmopolitanismWorld Religions and Fundamentalism Migration and TransnationalismMedical GlobalizationNew Wars and Terrorism: Globalization of Militarism and ViolenceGlobalization of Disasters and Disaster ResponseGlobalization, Citizenship and Human RightsMulticulturalism, Social Diversity and GlobalizationReligion, Media and Popular CultureConclusions: Perpetual Peace or Perpetual War?