The Globalization Reader

by Frank J. Lechner (Editor), John Boli

The third edition of The Globalization Reader makes sense of globalization by conveying its complexity, importance, and contentiousness from diverse vantage points.
With its broad coverage of political, economic, cultural, and individual dimensions, this volume provides students with a deeper understanding of the globalization process. It offers a provocative assessment of economic globalization, examines the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, and explores the link between environmentalism and the globalization of social problems. The inclusion of new material on issues such as economic integration, inequality, and Islam, helps to make it a comprehensive introduction to globalization studies.
Scholars, activists, and organizations look with a critical eye at the many layers and dimensions of globalization. By reviewing the current debates and ongoing research on the topic, readers can better understand and judge the varied consequences of what is likely to be a dominant concern throughout the twenty-first century.

Genres: Sociology, Economics, Politics, Nonfiction, International Relations, Textbooks, Anthropology

520 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 1999

Reviews

[Ashley C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a pretty good book. Read the 6th edition for my Globalization graduate level course. The only thing I found a little challenging about the book is that many of the chapters pulled from other authors who's work is pretty outdated. I hope their next version has more recent studies (2015 and forward). I learned a TON from this book.

[Victoria · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️’s
Forgot to update this as “read” after I finished my globalization class!
I really did learn a lot from this (even if I did just skim most of our assigned readings), but a lot of it is also pretty dull and confusing because it’s a whole bunch of essays.

[Kevin Nobel · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book gives the reader a great sense of the state of the world and globalization's impact on every part of it...just mostly for twenty years ago.

[Bianca]

read 4th edition (2011).

[Nanto]

Kompilasi sejumlah tulisan mengenai globalisasi. globalisasi dipandang dari sejumlah kajian: politik, budaya, dll. beberapa tulisannya sudah banyak dikenal the clash of civilization-nya huntington, the end of history-nya fukuyama, dan yang termasuk klasik di HI adalah the complex of interdependence-nya Keohane dan Nye.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another one from that geography class. Probably kept it because it was interesting, but I can't really remember.

[Nicolas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Required reading for school.