World Culture: Origins and ConsequencesThis book explores the development, content, and impact of world culture. Combining several of the most fruitful theoretical perspectives on world culture, including the world polity approach and globalization theory, the book gives a historical treatment of the development of world culture and assesses the complex impact of world culture on people, organizations, and societies. This is a provocative, synthetic, and grounded interpretation of world culture that is essential for any student or scholar of globalization and world affairs.
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Origins and Consequences 2 Analyzing World Culture Alternative Theories | 30 |
Origins and Consequences 3 Tracing World Culture A Brief History | 60 |
Origins and Consequences 4 Constructing World Culture UN Meetings as Global Ritual | 81 |
Origins and Consequences 5 Sustaining World Culture The Infrastructure of Technology and Organizations | 109 |
Origins and Consequences 6 Differentiating World Culture National Identity and the Pursuit of Diversity | 135 |
Origins and Consequences 7 Transforming World Culture The Antiglobalization Movement as Cultural Critique | 153 |
Origins and Consequences 8 Expanding World Culture Pentecostalism as a Global Movement | 173 |
Origins and Consequences 9 Opposing World Culture Islamism and the Clash of Civilizations | 191 |
Origins and Consequences 10 Instituting World Culture The International Criminal Court and Global Governance | 215 |
Origins and Consequences 11 Epilogue Reflections on World Culture | 234 |
Origins and Consequences References | 241 |
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