Designed specifically for introductory globalization courses,
Introducing Globalization helps students to develop informed
opinions about globalization, inviting them to become participants
rather than just passive learners.
Identifies and explores the major economic, political and
social ties that comprise contemporary global interdependency
Examines a broad sweep of topics, from the rise of
transnational corporations and global commodity chains, to global
health challenges and policies, to issues of worker solidarity and
global labor markets, through to emerging forms of global mobility
by both business elites and their critics
Written by an award-winning teacher, and enhanced throughout by
numerous empirical examples, maps, tables, an extended
bibliography, glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further
reading and student research
Supported by additional web resources ? available upon
publication at www.wiley.com/go/sparke
? including hot links to news reports, examples of
globalization and other illustrative sites, and archived examples
of student projects
Engage with fellow readers of Introducing Globalization
on the book's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IntroducingGlobalization,
or learn more about this topic by enrolling in the free Coursera
course Globalization and You at www.coursera.org/course/globalization
Introducing Globalization helps students to develop informed
opinions about globalization, inviting them to become participants
rather than just passive learners.
Identifies and explores the major economic, political and
social ties that comprise contemporary global interdependency
Examines a broad sweep of topics, from the rise of
transnational corporations and global commodity chains, to global
health challenges and policies, to issues of worker solidarity and
global labor markets, through to emerging forms of global mobility
by both business elites and their critics
Written by an award-winning teacher, and enhanced throughout by
numerous empirical examples, maps, tables, an extended
bibliography, glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further
reading and student research
Supported by additional web resources ? available upon
publication at www.wiley.com/go/sparke
? including hot links to news reports, examples of
globalization and other illustrative sites, and archived examples
of student projects
Engage with fellow readers of Introducing Globalization
on the book's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IntroducingGlobalization,
or learn more about this topic by enrolling in the free Coursera
course Globalization and You at www.coursera.org/course/globalization
