{"product_id":"globalization-in-the-21st-century-9781538179734","title":"Globalization in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this accessible appraisal of contemporary globalization, Steger draws on global theory and history to engage pressing issues such as digitization, ideological polarization, education, demographics, development, and the environment. This big-picture view supports the practical efforts of setting the globe on a more equitable and sustainable path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManfred B. Steger \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He has served as an academic consultant on globalization for the U.S. State Department and as an advisor to the PBS television series, \u003ci\u003eHeaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of over 30 books and numerous articles on globalization, and social and political theory, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Global Imaginary: Political Ideologies from the French Revolution to the Global War on Terror \u003c\/i\u003e(Oxford University Press, 2008); the award-winning \u003ci\u003eGlobalisms: Facing the Populist Challenge, \u003c\/i\u003e4th ed. (Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2020); and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eGlobalization: A Very Short Introduction, \u003c\/i\u003e6th ed. (Oxford UP 2023). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50401817461010,"sku":"9781538179734","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_960dd4fb-e8ee-451d-8096-061704481b67.jpg?v=1729147515","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/globalization-in-the-21st-century-9781538179734","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}