English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching. Challenging and incisive, this book…
Examines Cuban cultural production during the Special Period of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet Bloc. This book addresses the cultural forms; and the associated ethics and practices of labor, leisure, and bureaucratic organization that arose in the transformation…
An eye-opening, 21stCentury guide to the myths and realities of the international economy. Fully updated and expanded second edition: The new version of The Field Guide takes an insightful look at overseas outsourcing, NAFTA's 10 year report card, the Wal-Mart Economy, and the s…
'As much about globalization as it is about football, this engaging narrative demonstrates how the world's most popular sport has been influenced by a range of complex global processes and flows. Researchers, teachers and students interested in processes of globalization will fi…
This work provides cutting-edge research and knowledge and an academic study of the impact of globalization in different areas affecting management and how management is responding. It gives a comprehensive analysis of what is actually happening and likely future trends. It is n…
The renowned and highly experienced editors of this book bring together the leading voices in contemporary English education under the banner of the International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE). The collected chapters here represent the very best of international …
Hofstede introduced a culture paradigm that has been widely influential in international business. However, its relevance in light of cultures increasing complexity due to globalization has been questioned. In this book, alternative culture frameworks and perspectives are offere…
Human language has changed in the age of globalization: no longer tied to stable and resident communities, it moves across the globe, and it changes in the process. The world has become a complex 'web' of villages, towns, neighbourhoods and settlements connected by material and …
Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. This new book focuses on social inequality.
