Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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978-1-4422-5820-4 • Hardback • September 2016 • $102.00 • (£78.00)
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Lui Hebron is associate dean of graduate programs at Hult International Business School.
John F. Stack Jr. is founding dean of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and professor of politics and international relations and professor of law at Florida International University.
Chapter 1: Globalization in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 2: Conceptual Perspectives on Globalization
Chapter 3: Market Integration
Chapter 4: Growth and Development
Chapter 5: Democratization
Chapter 6: Sovereignty
Chapter 7: Culture
Chapter 8: The Environment
Chapter 9: Globalization for All?
Bibliography
About the Authors
Globalization: Debunking the Myths is better than ever in its third edition. This book—a tour de force on an important subject—is rigorous yet also accessible. Hebron and Stack offer a profound assessment of globalization as an evolving concept. They address the dynamics of globalization thoroughly, offering a comprehensive account of globalization’s impact on the political economy of the world along dimensions that include stability, cooperation and conflict, sovereignty, cultural identity, and the environment. This even-handed study concludes that benefits from globalization outweigh its costs. Both academic and general audiences will learn from this valuable book.
— Patrick James, University of Southern California
This clear and lively book provides an invaluable overview of the complexities of globalization. The authors synthesize the central debates—economic, political, social, cultural, and environmental—surrounding globalization, and do so in a manner that is simultaneously sophisticated and accessible. The third edition maintains the text’s balanced, jargon-free analysis, while updating the content of ongoing contestations over globalization and its consequences. Hebron and Stack make a compelling case that both the proclaimed benefits of globalization and its alleged dangers have been exaggerated.
— Sheila Croucher, Miami University
With populist anti-globalization growing in developed and developing societies alike, there has never been a more pressing time for this new edition. Thoroughly informed and always lucid, it illuminates the many dimensions of a powerful and contentious complex of forces. This sober and balanced analysis is the perfect antidote to the exaggerated claims and counter-claims distorting the public conversation.
— James Piscatori, Australian National University, coauthor of Muslim Politics
A first-rate, clearly written, extremely informative, and thought-provoking text. Especially valuable for students are the way the authors have laid out the issues, provided questions at the end of each chapter, and integrated their extensive research.
— David J. Kramer, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs Senior Fellow, Florida International University; Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 2008–2009
An ideal supplement for courses in international relations and global studies
Added emphasis on the Middle East and Africa
Timelines chart the rise of ISIS, Europe’s economic meltdown, global terrorism, the Arab Spring/Winter, the immigration crisis, and more
Includes new analysis on transnational terrorism, ISIS, immigration, the Paris Summit and agreement, the Iran nuclear agreement, cyber security and cyber terrorism, and the “New Cold War”
Frames the 24/7 “Digital Dilemma”— the deepening and thickening of globalization driven by the Internet