Lechner / Boli World Culture

Origins and Consequences
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4117-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

This book explores the development, content, and impact of worldculture. Combining several of the most fruitful theoreticalperspectives on world culture, including the world polity approachand globalization theory, the book gives a historical treatment ofthe development of world culture and assesses the complex impact ofworld culture on people, organizations, and societies. This is aprovocative, synthetic, and grounded interpretation of worldculture that is essential for any student or scholar ofglobalization and world affairs.
* Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to thepresent day
* Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empiricalresearch
* Written in lively, accessible language for the student andgeneral scholar

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lechner, Frank J.

Boli, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables vi
Acknowledgments vii
List of Abbreviations viii
1 Introduction: The Olympic Games and the Meaning of World Culture 1
2 Analyzing World Culture: Alternative Theories 30
3 Tracing World Culture: A Brief History 60
4 Constructing World Culture: UN Meetings as Global Ritual 81
5 Sustaining World Culture: The Infrastructure of Technology and Organizations 109
6 Differentiating World Culture: National Identity and the Pursuit of Diversity 135
7 Transforming World Culture: The Antiglobalization Movement as Cultural Critique 153
8 Expanding World Culture: Pentecostalism as a Global Movement 173
9 Opposing World Culture: Islamism and the Clash of Civilizations 191
10 Instituting World Culture: The International Criminal Court and Global Governance 215
11 Epilogue: Reflections on World Culture 234
References 241
Index 261

Über Autor(innen)

Frank J. Lechner is Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University. He has published numerous papers on global change, fundamentalism, secularization, and sociological theory. He is co-editor, with L. van Vucht-Tijssen and J. Berting, of The Search for Fundamentals (1995).
John Boli is Professor of Sociology at Emory University. He has published extensively on global culture and organizations, education, citizenship, and state power and authority. His books include New Citizens for a New Society (1989) and Constructing World Culture (with George M. Thomas, 1999).
They are the co-editors of The Globalization Reader (2nd edition, Blackwell, 2003).