How "American" is globalization?

Main Author: Marling, William, 1951-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10188485
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300 |a ix, 238 p. :  |b ill. 
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 McDonalds' 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 2001-2009. 
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