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World culture : origins and consequences / Frank J. Lechner and John Boli.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Continuing resourceContinuing resourcePublication details: Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.Description: 267 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0631226761 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9780631226765 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 063122677X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780631226772 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306 22
LOC classification:
  • HM621 .L43 2005
Other classification:
  • 71.50
Contents:
Introduction: the Olympic Games and the meaning of world culture -- Analyzing world culture: alternative theories -- Tracing world culture: a brief history -- Constructing world culture: UN meetings as global ritual -- Sustaining world culture: the infrastructure of technology and organizations -- Differentiating world culture: national identity and the pursuit of diversity -- Transforming world culture: the antiglobalization movement as cultural critique -- Expanding world culture: Pentecostalism as a global movement -- Opposing world culture: Islamism and the clash of civilizations -- Instituting world culture: the International Criminal Court and global governance -- Epilogue: reflections on world culture.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM621 .L43 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000044714

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-260) and index.

Introduction: the Olympic Games and the meaning of world culture -- Analyzing world culture: alternative theories -- Tracing world culture: a brief history -- Constructing world culture: UN meetings as global ritual -- Sustaining world culture: the infrastructure of technology and organizations -- Differentiating world culture: national identity and the pursuit of diversity -- Transforming world culture: the antiglobalization movement as cultural critique -- Expanding world culture: Pentecostalism as a global movement -- Opposing world culture: Islamism and the clash of civilizations -- Instituting world culture: the International Criminal Court and global governance -- Epilogue: reflections on world culture.

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