Contributor
Benyon, John.
Imprint:New York : Routledge, 2000.
Descriptionxii, 309 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-300) and index.
Note:Structure of the book: The editors intend to answer three questions: what is globalization? -- what is global culture? -- what is cultural globalization? They examine the case for and against cultural homogenization and hybridization, critically review the debates concerning global media and global imperialism, and look in some detail at a small selection of leading commentators on global culture and postmodernism and on globalization. Their focus on globalization covers four aspects -- globalization and society; globalization and culture; globalization, media and technology; globalization and the political economy -- and includes separate introductions and a selection of extracts from writers who have "something informative, insightful, stimulating or provocative" to say about the topic in question. -- introd.
