Globalization and Security: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
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Fagan, G. Honor and Munck, Ronaldo, editors. Globalization and Security: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2009. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9780275996932.
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Fagan, G. Honor, and Ronaldo Munck, eds. Globalization and Security: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2009. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9780275996932
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Fagan, G. H. & Munck, R. (Eds.). (2009). Globalization and Security: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9780275996932
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A unique set provides an up-to-date overview of the impact of globalization on international security by examining how the interrelationships of economics, politics, and culture determine levels of stability within regions around the world.
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"This well-written and -organized collection would be of use to readers interested in the current state of globalization and its impact on the world at large. Recommended for both academic and public libraries." - Library Journal"This is a two-volume reference collecting articles on key issues and concepts concerning the relationship between globalization and security. The first volume is dedicated to political and economic aspects and includes 22 articles on citizenship, democracy, development, environmental insecurity, finance, food security/fisheries, geopolitics, global ethics and human security, human rights, imperialism, information wars, the nation-state, natural resources, the new economy, new wars, nongovernmental organizations, regionalism in the Americas and Eurasia, regulation, terrorism, trade, and transnational corporations. The second volume looks at social and cultural aspects and contains articles discussing the city and the self; consumerism; counterglobalization movements; crime; culture; education; fundamentalism; gender, human security, and globalized interconnectivity; global civil society; health security; indigenous peoples; inequality; the Internet and human security; media, public diplomacy, and security; migration; modernity; race and ethnicity; religion; social exclusion; social movements; and welfare. Each volume includes a glossary and an index." - Reference & Research Book News"For 60 years, Praeger, now an imprint of ABC-CLIO, has published outstanding titles in international and military affairs, social issues, and politics; this two-volume, in-depth, subject encyclopedia is no exception. . . . The topics are interesting and timely, the writing is engaging, and the contributors are highly qualified. In seamless fashion this set takes readers from cultural homogenization to blood diamonds to counter-globalization to child soldiers. Essential. All academic libraries supporting upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty." - Choice
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Globalization and Security: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
Contributors: Fagan, G. Honor; Munck, Ronaldo;Abstract:A unique set provides an up-to-date overview of the impact of globalization on international security by examining how the interrelationships of economics, politics, and culture determine levels of stability within regions around the world.
Editor(s): Fagan, G. Honor; Munck, Ronaldo;SortTitle: globalization and security: an encyclopedia [2 volumes]Author Info:G. Honor FaganeditorRonaldo MunckeditoreISBN-13: 9780275996932Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780275996932.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9780275996925Entry Code: EC9692Imprint: PraegerPages: 904Publication Date: 20091027Series: Praeger Security InternationalSubtitle: An Encyclopedia- Cover Cover11
- Volume 1 i2
- title page iii4
- Contents v6
- Abbreviations vii8
- Introduction to Volume 1 210
- 1 Citizenship 2937
- 2 Democracy 4351
- 3 Development 6270
- 4 Environmental Insecurity 8088
- 5 Finance 102110
- 6 Food Security/Fisheries 121129
- 7 Geopolitics 138146
- 8 Global Ethics and Human Security 156164
- 9 Human Rights 173181
- 10 Imperialism 191199
- 11 Information Wars 207215
- 12 Nation-State 222230
- 13 Natural Resources: Diamonds and Human Security 240248
- 14 New Economy 258266
- 15 New Wars 276284
- 16 Nongovernmental Organizations 294302
- 17 Regionalism in the Americas 313321
- 18 Regionalism in Eurasia 329337
- 19 Regulation 350358
- 20 Terrorism 371379
- 21 Trade 391399
- 22 Transnational Corporations 411419
- Glossary 430438
- Index 436444
- About the Editors and Contributors 456464
- Volume 2 462470
- title page 464472
- Contents 466474
- Abbreviations 468476
- Introduction to Volume 2 470478
- 1 City and the Self 497505
- 2 Consumerism 514522
- 3 Counterglobalization Movement(s) 532540
- 4 Crime 553561
- 5 Culture 569577
- 6 Education 588596
- 7 Fundamentalism 605613
- 8 Gender, Human Security, and Globalized Interconnectivity 621629
- 9 Global Civil Society 646654
- 10 Health Security 664672
- 11 Indigenous Peoples 680688
- 12 Inequality 696704
- 13 The Internet and Human (In)Security 716724
- 14 Media, Public Diplomacy, and Security 734742
- 15 Migration 754762
- 16 Modernity 772780
- 17 Race and Ethnicity 790798
- 18 Religion 806814
- 19 Social Exclusion 822830
- 20 Social Movements 838846
- 21 Welfare 856864
- Glossary 874882
- Index 880888
- About the Editors and Contributors 892900