Voices of Globalization

Product Description This volume addresses issues of political and economic globalization and worldwide connectedness of countries posing a question whether it symbolizes progress or regress for world's societies. Starting with the notion of modernization resulting from globalized development, and supported by the notion of "the end of civilization and the last men" envisioned as outcomes of worldwide democratization, the collection of papers focuses on economic and political issues experiences by countries at the time of rapid diffusions of democracy and of global market economy. The case studies of pertinent political issues such as international migration, human rights and international conflict, political interventions, tolerance and equality, environmental protection and green energy, and economic justice are discussed by authors focusing on modern societies of developed and developing world. The concluding chapter provides a summary of presented topics in form of a discussion forum on outcomes of globalization. Review Contributors in sociology and political science discuss a broad range of issues related to the global spread of democracy and concern for workers and the environment in the burgeoning global market economy. Some subjects addressed include the worldwide diffusion of religious movements, social movements and conflict in post-neoliberal Latin America, celebrities and politics, and US presidential campaign songs. Other areas examined are low-income workers in Buffalo, factors influencing charitable giving by corporate foundations, environmental zoning in Sri Lanka, and the atomic power industry in Poland. Distributed in North American by Turpin Distribution. --Annotation ©2014 Ringgold Inc. Portland, OR (protoview.com) About the Author Barbara Wejnert - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA