Containing articles on approaches to and theories of globalization, this six-volume collection addresses the making of the modern world from different disciplinary perspectives. The set investigates the major components of globalization in its most comprehensive sense: the nation-state and the system of international relations; the question of self-identity and the individual in the globalization process; human rights, citizenship and the environment; institutional questions including matters of media communication, education, tourism, multinational corporations, migration and intercultural communication.