Globalization: The Essentials

By George Ritzer (Author)

2nd Edition | English Language | Published by Wiley-Blackwell, December 14, 2018

A concise exploration of globalization and its role in the contemporary era. Driven by technological advancements and global corporations, more and more people are swept up by globalizing processes, creating new winners and losers. This book explores the flows, structures, processes, and consequences of globalization in the modern economic, political, and cultural landscape. It offers balanced coverage of areas such as global economic and cultural flows, environmental sustainability, the impact of technology, and racial, economic, and gender inequality—providing readers with foundational knowledge of globalization.

Extensively revised and updated, this second edition includes expanded coverage of human trafficking and migration, global climate change, fake news and information wars, and transnational social movements with increased emphasis on examples from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. The book offers a straightforward approach to the multiple facets of globalization and their positive and negative influences on contemporary society. It employs unique metaphors and a coherent narrative structure to promote intuitive understanding of abstract concepts.