Social and Cultural Foundations in Global Studies

From the Foundations in Global Studies series, this text offers students a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary entry point to the study of the social and cultural aspects of global studies. After a brief introduction to global studies, the early chapters of the book survey the key concepts and processes of globalization, and take a critical look at its meaning and role. Students are guided through the material with relevant resource boxes and text boxes that support and promote further independent exploration of the topics at hand. The second half of the book features interdisciplinary case studies, each of which focuses on a specific issue, including: Global News Media Indigenous Peoples and Intellectual Property Rights NGOs, Humanitarianism, and the Cultural Construction of Global Hierarchy Climate Change and Changing Global Imaginaries Transnational LGBT Identities The Islamic Veil and the Global Politics of Gender State, Corporate, or Underground Voices in Global Hip-Hop Yoga in America Global Solidarity Movements