The Netherlands: Globalization and National Identity (Global Realities)

The Netherlands is the first concise, authored introduction available on the topic. The Netherlands has been a key entrepot in the world capitalist system for centuries, but because of relatively recent demographic changes, it has become symbolic of the clash of European and Islamic cultures. Perhaps the most secular nation in the world, it now houses a very large Islamic population. That population is the fruit of globalization, and how the Dutch have responded to this broad cultural shift tells us a great deal about the changing nature of national identity in the age of globalization. In particular, Frank Lechner explains how globalization calls forth very particularistic and localist responses. Along with providing a broad overview of the contemporary Netherlands, Lechner will focus on how globalization is generating new discourses, cultures, and state policies. Among other topics, the book will feature chapters on soccer culture, religion (and the lack thereof), the media, the welfare state, multiculturalism, and the Netherlands place in the larger European Union.

History

LeChner, Frank J.

Europe

Routledge

Thoroughly revised and updated, The Globalization Reader, Fourth Edition offers a provocative assessment of globalization by reviewing the current debates and ongoing research on the topic, providing readers with the most comprehensive introduction to globalization available today. 
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<li>Fully revised and updated with new readings on global governance, world soccer, the recent global financial crisis, global health, American evangelicals, and tropical deforestation</li> <li>Includes coverage on economic globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, and the link between environmentalism and the globalization of social problems</li> <li>Features coverage that ranges across economic, political, cultural, and experiential dimensions of social change </li> <li>Offers a wide variety of perspectives on globalization and captures many of the fault lines in current debates</li> <li>Stimulates discussion by including provocative contemporary works and by structuring sections around arguments that serve as connecting themes</li> </ul>

Globalization Reader

Politics & Social Sciences

Boli, John (eds.)

Politics & Government

Example Product Manufacturer

Brings together the key texts on the most pressing and pervasive issue of our times. The Reader opens with a broad introduction to the history of globalization and the major contemporary debates, concepts and theorists. The main body of the book comprises over 100 extract's from the world's leading commentators.

Boli, John

Social Sciences

Blackwell*publishers

World Culture: Origins and Consequences

This 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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<li>Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day</li> <li>Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research</li> <li>Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar</li> </ul>

World

Wiley/Blackwell

This book examines what makes the United States an exceptional society, what impact it has had abroad, and why these issues have mattered to Americans. With historical and comparative evidence, Frank J. Lechner describes the distinctive path of American institutions and tracks changes in the country's national identity in order to assess claims about America's 'exceptional' qualities. The book analyzes several focal points of exceptionalist thinking about America, including the importance of US Constitution and the American sense of mission, and explores several aspects of America's distinctive global impact; for example, in economics and film. In addition to discussing the distinctive global impact of the US, this first volume delves into religion, law, and sports. &nbsp;

The American Exception, Volume 1

Americas

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This book examines what makes the United States an exceptional society, what impact it has had abroad, and why these issues have mattered to Americans. With historical and comparative evidence, Frank J. Lechner describes the distinctive path of American institutions and tracks changes in the country’s national identity in order to assess claims about America’s ‘exceptional’ qualities. The book analyzes several focal points of exceptionalist thinking about America, including the importance of US Constitution and the American sense of mission, and explores several aspects of America’s distinctive global impact; for example, in economics and film. In addition to discussing the distinctive global impact of the US, this first volume delves into the economy, government, media, and the military and foreign policy.

The American Exception, Volume 2

Globalization: The Making of World Society

Globalization: The Making of World Society is a stimulating, state-of-the-art text for any student of globalization, beginner or advanced. <ul>
<li>Makes a big, abstract topic very accessible through illustration with everyday experience</li> <li>Thorough and scholarly but written in an approachable style</li> <li>Delves into timely and controversial issues and debates, including the impact of migration, global inequality, and cultural homogeneity</li> <li>Combines several perspectives for new interpretation</li> <li>Includes chapter outlines and suggestions for further reading</li> </ul>
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The Netherlands: Globalization and National Identity (Global Realities)

The Netherlands: Globalization and National Identity (Global Realities)

Globalization Reader

Globalization Reader

World Culture: Origins and Consequences

World Culture: Origins and Consequences

The American Exception, Volume 1

The American Exception, Volume 2

Globalization: The Making of World Society

Globalization: The Making of World Society