Sociology of globalization /
Sassen, Saskia,
Sociology of globalization / Sociology of globalisation Saskia Sassen. - First edition. - viii, 308 pages ; 21 cm. - Contemporary societies series. . - Contemporary societies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-296) and index.
Introduction -- Elements of a sociology of globalization -- The state confronts the global economy and digital networks -- The global city : recovering place and social practices -- The making of international migrations -- Emergent global classes -- Local actors in global politics -- Emergent global formations and research agendas. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8.
In her groundbreaking book, sociologist Saskia Sassen identifies two sets of processes that make up globalization. One is the set of global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization, global financial markets, the War Crimes Tribunals and the new global cosmopolitanism. However, there is a second set of processes, frequently ignored by most social scientists, that occur on the national and local level. These processes can include state monetary and fiscal policy, networks of activists engaged in local struggles that have an explicit or implicit global agenda, and local and national politics that are unknowingly part of global networks containing similar localized efforts. Sassen's new book focuses on the importance of place, scale and the meaning of the national to study globalization. By emphasizing the interplay between the global and the local, A Sociology of Globalization introduces readers to new forms and conditions such as global cities, transnational communities and commodity chains that are increasingly common. Sassen's expanded approach to globalization offers new interpretive and analytic tools to understand the complex ideas of global interdependence. "Sociologist Saskia Sassen focuses on the importance of place, scale, and the meaning of the national to the study of globalization. By emphasizing the interplay between the global and the local, A Sociology of Globalization introduces readers to new and increasingly common forms and conditions such as global cities, transnational communities, and commodity chains. Sassen's expanded approach to globalization offers new interpretive and analytic tools to understand the complex ideas of global interdependence."--BOOK JACKET.
0393927261 9780393927269
2006040138
Globalization--Social aspects
JZ1318 / .S28 2007
303.482
Sociology of globalization / Sociology of globalisation Saskia Sassen. - First edition. - viii, 308 pages ; 21 cm. - Contemporary societies series. . - Contemporary societies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-296) and index.
Introduction -- Elements of a sociology of globalization -- The state confronts the global economy and digital networks -- The global city : recovering place and social practices -- The making of international migrations -- Emergent global classes -- Local actors in global politics -- Emergent global formations and research agendas. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8.
In her groundbreaking book, sociologist Saskia Sassen identifies two sets of processes that make up globalization. One is the set of global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization, global financial markets, the War Crimes Tribunals and the new global cosmopolitanism. However, there is a second set of processes, frequently ignored by most social scientists, that occur on the national and local level. These processes can include state monetary and fiscal policy, networks of activists engaged in local struggles that have an explicit or implicit global agenda, and local and national politics that are unknowingly part of global networks containing similar localized efforts. Sassen's new book focuses on the importance of place, scale and the meaning of the national to study globalization. By emphasizing the interplay between the global and the local, A Sociology of Globalization introduces readers to new forms and conditions such as global cities, transnational communities and commodity chains that are increasingly common. Sassen's expanded approach to globalization offers new interpretive and analytic tools to understand the complex ideas of global interdependence. "Sociologist Saskia Sassen focuses on the importance of place, scale, and the meaning of the national to the study of globalization. By emphasizing the interplay between the global and the local, A Sociology of Globalization introduces readers to new and increasingly common forms and conditions such as global cities, transnational communities, and commodity chains. Sassen's expanded approach to globalization offers new interpretive and analytic tools to understand the complex ideas of global interdependence."--BOOK JACKET.
0393927261 9780393927269
2006040138
Globalization--Social aspects
JZ1318 / .S28 2007
303.482