How "American" is globalization?/

Main Author: Marling, William, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
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245 1 0 |a How "American" is globalization?/  |c William H. Marling 
260 |a Baltimore:  |b Johns Hopkins University Press,  |c 2006 
300 |a ix, 238 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index. 
505 0 |a "Less than we think" -- What are we talking about when we talk about globalization? -- Is English conquering the world? -- The ubiquitous American film -- American television and the rise of local programming -- The McDonaldsΉ brouhaha -- What about the Internet? -- Do American companies dominate the world economy? -- Seeing ourselves everywhere -- The resistance of the local -- Language -- Communicative distance -- Food -- Gender -- Education -- Work -- Land use -- Tribalism -- Corruption -- Smuggling and counterfeiting -- Taxes -- The resistance of the local -- "More than we know" -- ATMs -- The money market -- Flexible manufacturing -- Franchising -- Airfreight -- Containerized freight -- Bar codes -- Computing -- Logistics. 
650 0 |a Globalization  |x Social aspects 
650 0 |a Civilization, Modern  |x American influences 
651 0 |a United States  |x Foreign relations  |y 2001- 
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