{"product_id":"9781119250722","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Globalization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Globalization\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Ritzer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Globalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis companion features original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the major players, theories, and methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the major areas of impact, including the environment, cities, outsourcing, consumerism, global media, politics, religion, and public health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the foremost concerns of global inequality, corruption, international terrorism, war, and the future of globalization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWide-ranging and comprehensive, an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students in a range of disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Ritzer \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He was awarded the 2000 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association and he has authored many refereed articles and more than 25 books, including monographs, reference works, and textbooks. He has been a major contributor to the literature on globalization as an author and editor, especially \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization \u003c\/i\u003e(5 vols., 2012); \u003ci\u003eGlobalization: A Basic Text \u003c\/i\u003e(2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e edition,  2015 with Paul Dean), \u003ci\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/i\u003e (8 editions, last in 2015), \u003ci\u003eExpressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society (\u003c\/i\u003e1995) and \u003ci\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition 2007). He is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (11 vols., 2007; 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e ed. forthcoming).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 October 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119250722\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e752\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310609723532,"sku":"9781119250722","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119250722.jpg?v=1780166451","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119250722","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}