Understanding globalization : the social consequences of political, economic, and environmental change
- Author/Creator:
- Schaeffer, Robert, 1953-
- Publication/Creation:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2005]
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- 3rd edition.
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- Full Title:
- Understanding globalization : the social consequences of political, economic, and environmental change / Robert K. Schaeffer
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Globalization
Social history--1945-
World politics--1945-1989
Economic history--1945-
Global environmental change
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Globalizing production in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan -- Dollar devaluations -- Fighting inflation -- Debt crisis and globalization -- Debt and taxes - Dictatorship and democracy -- Falling commodity prices -- The rise of China -- Collateral damage : the causes and consequences of 9/11 -- The legacy of partition in India and Pakistan : 1947-1948 -- Partition in Palestine, 1948 -- Revolution and war in Iran and Iraq, 1978-1980 -- Revolution and war in Afghanistan -- The aftermath of 9/11 -- Global climate change.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xvi, 329 pages ; 24 cm
- Related Resources Link:
- Table of contents
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990005448730302486
- ISBN:
- 0742541657 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742541665 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780742541658 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742541665 (pbk. : alk. paper) - OCLC Number:
- 57557476
- Barcode:
- 010001074939
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