The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization, 5 Volume Set
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:2nd Mar '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Containing over 600 entries on the essential topics of Globalization, this collection offers the definitive reference resource for students, researchers and academics in the field.
- Updated annually
- Offers clear and concise explanations of the key concepts of Globalization
- Includes entries on concepts derived from across the social sciences, from sociology and anthropology to political science, economics, and human geography
- Looks at the founding theories as well as the realities of globalization today
- Covers the essential topics in the study of globalization, including agency-structure, Americanization, anti-globalization, Bretton Woods; coca-colonization, Empire; Euro crisis, ethnic cleansing, exploitation, feminization of poverty, genocide, global warming, nation-state, neo-liberalism, oil, post-globalization, Qaedaism, rape, sex work, sport, terror, Transnational Corporations, Twitter Revolution, water crisis, Web 2.0, Wikileaks, World Social Forum and, Zapatistas
- Includes a number of key documents listed as entries such as the Kyoto Protocol and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
5 Volumes
www.globalizationencyclopedia.com
"The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization goes a long way to satiating this need. Just be sure to let your students, faculty and other librarians know when it arrives." (Reference Reviews, 1 June 2014)
"This versatile set will be useful to students across many disciplines, from sociology and political science to economics and international business. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty." (Choice, 1 August 2012)
"Current and extensive ... this excellent interdisciplinary resource is recommended for college and advanced high school students interested in the various ways people worldwide are interconnected." (Library Journal,, 2012)
ISBN: 9781405188241
Dimensions: 262mm x 236mm x 231mm
Weight: 5103g
2680 pages