Now in a fully updated edition, this concise book explores the ways American movies, TV, music, fast food, sports, gaming, and fashion influence globalization. Projecting the future impact of popular culture, from both the United States and elsewhere, Crothers makes a powerful argument for its central role in shaping global politics and economies.
Wisdom, Love, and Legitimate Power in the Age of Chaos
Servant-leadership scholars from around the globe present cutting-edge research, conceptual models, and practice-oriented case studies to address the leadership challenges of the twenty-first century in order to reveal a path toward more healthy and sustainable individuals, families, organizations, and nations.
The COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn't have. Since this century's turn, epidemiologists have warned of new infectious diseases. Indeed, H1N1, H7N9, SARS, MERS, Ebola Makona, Zika, and a variety of lesser viruses have emerged almost annually. But what of the epidemiologists themselves?
Religion, Migration, and Pilgrimage in the World of Neoliberal Capital
Theologies on the Move examines how the experiences of migration and pilgrimage that are created as a result of the pressures of neoliberal capitalism shape theological and religious traditions. Based on these insights, the contributors examine what difference religion can make in a world dominated by the interests of the few rather than the many.
Crafting a Balance between Local Autonomy and External Openness
It's no secret that the nearly 200 nations in the world have a hodge-podge of governance systems. What's the problem with this disparate nature of how governments operate? The answer, Ralph Bryant says, is that disorderly and competing systems produce faulty decisions that cause damage within countries, across borders between them.
The book looks at the ways in which Israel's integration into the global economy has affected its main stream culture. Ofengenden uses works of Israeli film, literature, and television, from the past 30 years to conceptualize the changes in Israel's culture.
The Twin Challenges of Reviving Productivity and Reducing Inequality
An agenda for economic growth and equity. In recent decades global economic productivity has slowed, while income inequality within nations has increased. The global economic pie has been growing more slowly-and more unequally-feeding the social discontent that is so evident in much of the world today. The contributors to this volume argue that ......
Award-winning book showcases case studies uncovering the exploitation of labor and class in the Global South Winner of the 2018 Paul M. Sweezy--Paul A. Baran Memorial Award for original work regarding the political economy of imperialism, Value Chains examines the exploitation of labor in the Global South. Focusing on the issue of labor within ......
A People's Uprising Against Shell Oil in County Mayo, Ireland
County Mayo, Ireland, is spectacularly beautiful. Dolphins, whales, and seals frolic in bays, rivers teem with salmon. Into this tranquil, unspoiled region, in early 2002, came Shell Oil, announcing plans to build a gas refinery. Shell promised wonderful things: new jobs, improved roads, money for schools. Church officials called this project
