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Book SynopsisIncreasing overseas traveling, booming Internet and electronic communication, and expanding global social ties are primary features of intensifying global connectivity and integration. Global Connectivity and Local Transformation conceptualizes global connectivity as a powerful but varied mechanism that links local people to the global society. Professor Jiaming Sun explores the massive global connectivity that has been woven in two decades in Shanghai. People with stronger and more extensive global connectivity with a net of other social economic characteristics make significant differences in terms of cultural adaptation in local society. By employing the empirical study method, this study features detailed quantitative analyses to measure global connectivity in an innovative and compelling way.
Table of ContentsPart 1 List of Illustrations Part 2 Foreword Part 3 Preface Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Literature Review Chapter 6 The Methodology, Hyoptheses, and Study Setting Chapter 7 A Historical and Contemporary Macro Overview Chapter 8 Global Connectivity and Residential Differentiation Chapter 9 Global Connectivity and Community Satisfaction Chapter 10 Global Connectivity and Globally-Oriented Consumption Chapter 11 Global Connectivity and Value Orientations Chapter 12 Conclusions, Limitations, and Future Research Part 13 Endnotes Part 14 Bibliography Part 15 Index Part 16 About the Author
