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Book SynopsisIn the immense literature on globalization, the work of Roland Robertson stands out. In particular, his insistence that globalization manifests itself primarily as glocalization, the simultaneity of the global and the local, of homogenization and heterogenization continues to influence how a wide variety of observers understand the process, including those who contest it. In honour of Robertson’s lifetime contributions, this volume brings together a set of essays that demonstrate the cogency of his approach, point out directions in which it can be further developed, and illustrate the insight it can provide in topics as varied as religion, football, wine, morality, and UFOs. Contributors include: Peter Beyer, John Boli, Didem Buhari Gulmez, Rebecca Catto, Richard Giulianotti, Ulf Hannerz, David Inglis, Paul James, Habibul Haque Khondker, Anne Sophie Krossa, Frank Lechner, Kristian Naglo, John H. Simpson, Manfred B. Steger, and George M. Thomas.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1. INTRODUCTION - GLOBALIZATION: A LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEOLOGISM Peter Beyer 2. THE GLOBAL-GLOCAL NEXUS IN WORLD SOCIETY Didem Buhari Gulmez 3. ANYWHERES, SOMEWHERES AND THE FACES OF COSMOPOLITANISM Ulf Hannerz 4. THE CHALLENGES OF PERIODIZING GLOBALIZATION Manfred B. Steger 5. GLOBALIZATION AND THE GREAT UNSETTLING Paul James 6. RELATIVIZING EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION, IMAGES OF THE GLOBAL FIELD, AND RELIGIOUS RESPONSES George M. Thomas 7. THE CHANGING WORLD OF THEORY Frank J. Lechner 8. GLOCAL POWER AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION: HOW ROBERTSON’S THEORY OF GLOBALIZATION HELPS US TO SEE BEYOND SECULARIZATION Rebecca Catto 9. A SOCIOLOGY OF BELIEF FROM AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE John H. Simpson 10. GLOBALITY AND THE PROBLEM OF GLOBAL MORALITY Habibul Haque Khondker 11. STYLING GLOCALIZATION: GLOBAL FOOTBALL AND THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF PLAYING STYLES Richard Giulianotti 12. PERCEPTIONS OF INTEGRATION IN THE GLOCAL WORLD OF FOOTBALL Annie Sophia Krossa and Kristian Naglo 13. ON WINE, GLOBALIZATION, AND GLOCALIZATION: LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENTS AND PRESENT-DAY CONTROVERSIES David Inglis 14. SMALL PLANET IN THE VASTNESS OF SPACE: GLOBALIZATION AND THE PROLIFERATION OF UFOS, ALIENS, AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL THREATS TO HUMANITY John Boli BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ROLAND ROBERTSON’S ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Index
