The Wiley–Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization: 5 Volume Set

Edited by one of the leading authorities in the field, The Wiley–Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization brings together over 600 specially commissioned entries from the world′s best scholars and teachers.

 

This groundbreaking reference work, the first in a series of encyclopedias on major topics within the social sciences, is arranged in A–Z format, and includes perspectives from across the social sciences.  The encyclopedia examines the founding theories of the discipline and addresses the realities of globalization today.

 

International in scope and covering a broad range of topics from agency structure and advertising to World Trade Organization and Zapatistas, this landmark project offers an authoritative and up–to date resource for all those interested in the study of globalization.

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, with awards that include the American Sociological Association′s Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award. He is the author of numerous books including The McDonaldization of Society (1993; 2008; 2011), The Globalization of Nothing (2003; 2007) Globalization: A Basic Text (2010) and the editor of The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007), and The Blackwell Companion to Globalization (2007). His work has been translated into over twenty languages.