GLOBALIZATION ESSENTIALS + READINGS IN GLOBALIZATION

A two book set that features a globalization text and associated readings

Essentials of Globalization is a social science text in an accessible format for undergraduates. It examines globalization, discussing a range of topics in various parts of the world. The book incorporates an array of sources, including empirical research. Readings in Globalization is an anthology that presents the main concepts of globalization along with key debates. Excerpts are used to further illustrate ideas within material that suits the undergraduate level.

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. Among his books in theory are Sociology: A Multiple Paradigm Science (1975/1980) and Metatheorzing in Sociology (1991). In the application of social theory to the social world, his books include The McDonaldization of Society (7th ed., 2013), Enchanting a Disenchanted World (3rd ed. 2010), and The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007). His is also the author of Globalization: A Basic Text (Blackwell, 2010). He edited the Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology (2012), The Blackwell Companion to Globalization (2008) and co-edited the Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Classical and Contemporary Major Social Theorists (2012) and the Sage Handbook of Social Theory (2001). He was founding editor of the Journal of Consumer Culture. He also edited the eleven-volume Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007), the two-volume Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005) and the five-volume Encyclopedia of Globalization (2012). He co-edited a special double issue (2012) of the American Behavioral Scientist on prosumption and since 2007 has published a number of widely cited articles on that topic. His books have been translated into over twenty languages, with over a dozen translations of The McDonaldization of Society alone.