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Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Preface to the Second Edition Abbreviations Introduction: Concepts of Globalization The sociology of globalization Themes of the book Political and pluralist perspectives on globalization Concepts of globalization Practical note on reading chapters Further Reading 1 Perspectives on Globalization: Divergence or Convergence? Beyond the second wave? Held et al. – transformationalists, a modified globalism Transformationalists and sceptics compared The politics of globalization The fourth wave in globalization theory Further Reading 2 The History of Globalization: Pre-modern, Modern or Postmodern? Globalization as pre-modern Was there pre-modern globalization? Early modernity: proto-globalization Modern globalization Globalization in the late twentieth/early twenty-first centuries Conclusions on the history of globalization The case of global cities Further Reading 3 Technology, Economy and the Globalization of Culture The history of cultural globalization Technology and the globalization of media and culture Institutions, corporations and the global media Cultural imperialism and homogenization Further Reading 4 The Globalization of Culture: Homogeneous or Hybrid? Homogenization, Westernization and clashes Localization, coexistence and the hybridization of culture Beyond hybridization The case of Bourdieu on culture and globalization The case of McDonaldization in Hong Kong Conclusions Further Reading 5 Global Migration: Inequality and History Causes and types of migration Economic causes of migration The history of migration Trends in migration Bauman and the inequalities of migration Conclusions Further Reading 6 The Effects of Migration: Is Migration a Problem or a Solution? Citizenship systems The debate over international migration Principled reasons for international migration Migrants and their countries of origin The effects of migration in receiving countries Culture, community and the politics of migration Open borders and international migration Further Reading 7 The Global Economy: Capitalism and the Economic Bases of Globalization The economic bases of globalization Economic interdependency Capital mobility MNCs and FDI Globalization and work Finance Free trade and protectionism National location and varieties of capitalism Globalization and austerity after the financial crisis Conclusions Further Reading 8 Global Inequality: Is Globalization a Solution to World Poverty? Globalization and the poor Global poverty Global inequalities Gender inequality and globalization Is globalization the solution? Are the globalizers globalizers? Alternatives to globalization Further Reading 9 Politics, the State and Globalization: The End of the Nation-state and Social Democracy? The nation-state and sovereignty Globalization and the decline of the nation-state The competition state and social democracy The survival of the social democratic state Globalization and the nation-state assessed The case of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Bourdieu on globalization, economic power and politics Conclusions Further Reading 10 Global Politics and Cosmopolitan Democracy Why global democracy? Problems of cosmopolitan democracy Cosmopolitans and anti-cosmopolitans Conclusions on global cosmopolitan democracy Globalization and the environment Further Reading 11 Anti-globalization and Global Justice Movements Anti-globalization Anti-globalization movements Anti-globalization evaluated Anti-globalization as a political alternative Developments in global protest and anti-capitalism Further Reading 12 The Future World Order: The Decline of American Power and the Rise of China? Models of global power The USA and hard power The USA as too hard: soft power The USA as a declining imperial state American power and the alternatives The rise of China Perspectives on the global rise of China Conclusions Further Reading Conclusion Acknowledgements References Index End User License Agreement List of Figures 2.1 Circles of pre-modern trade 7.1 The world’s 100 largest TNCs, 2013 8.1 Share and number of people living on less than $1.25 a day, 1990–2011 10.1 Materialist and utopian cosmopolitans and anti-cosmopolitans 12.1 The future of world power List of Tables 0.1 Political ideologies and globalization 0.2 Pluralist views of globalization 1.1 Three waves in globalization theory 3.1 Tourism arrivals 3.2 Tourism departures 3.3 Global telephone access 3.4 Internet users per 100 inhabitants, 2014 6.1 Perceptions of migrant populations, by points difference between guess and actual, 2014 7.1 FDI flow by region, 2014 8.1 Types of involvement in the global economy 11.1 Anti-globalization movements 12.1 American exceptionalism and international ramifications 12.2 Models and perspectives on world power The Sociology of Globalization Second Edition LUKE MARTELL polity Copyright © Luke Martell 2017 The right of Luke Martell to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2010 by Polity Press This edition first published in 2017 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-0-74568980-7 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Martell, Luke, author. Title: The sociology of globalization / Luke Martell. Description: Second edition. | Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016010247 (print) | LCCN 2016016175 (ebook) | ISBN 9780745689760 (hardcover: alk. paper) | ISBN 0745689760 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780745689777 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 0745689779 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780745689791 (mobi) | ISBN 9780745689807 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Globalization--Social aspects. Classification: LCC JZ1318 .M37 2016 (print) | LCC JZ1318 (ebook) | DDC 303.48/2--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016010247 The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. 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