This volume examines higher education in globalized conditions through a focus on the spatial, historic and economic relations of power in which it is embedded.
This volume examines higher education in globalized conditions through a focus on the spatial, historic and economic relations of power in which it is embedded.
SCMS Award Winner "e;Best Edited Collection"e;The standard analytical category of "e;national cinema"e; has increasingly been called into question by the category of the "e;transnational.
SCMS Award Winner "e;Best Edited Collection"e;The standard analytical category of "e;national cinema"e; has increasingly been called into question by the category of the "e;transnational.
The World Yearbook of Education 2009: Childhood Studies and the Impact of Globalization: Policies and Practices at Global and Local Levels examines the concept of childhood and childhood development and learning from educational, sociological, and psychological perspectives.
The World Yearbook of Education 2009: Childhood Studies and the Impact of Globalization: Policies and Practices at Global and Local Levels examines the concept of childhood and childhood development and learning from educational, sociological, and psychological perspectives.
This study examines how unions representing telephone workers--one in Mexico and one in British Columbia, Canada--have responded to changes in technology, work organization, and government policy stemming from the rise of a more global economy.
This study examines how unions representing telephone workers--one in Mexico and one in British Columbia, Canada--have responded to changes in technology, work organization, and government policy stemming from the rise of a more global economy.
In this cross-cultural exploration of the comparative experiences of Asian and Western women in higher education management, leading feminist theorist Carmen Luke constructs a provocative framework that situates her own standpoint and experiences alongside those of Asian women she studied over a three-year period.
In this cross-cultural exploration of the comparative experiences of Asian and Western women in higher education management, leading feminist theorist Carmen Luke constructs a provocative framework that situates her own standpoint and experiences alongside those of Asian women she studied over a three-year period.
Universities and Globalization: To Market, To Market examines the operations of power and knowledge in international education under conditions of globalization, with a focus on the three biggest exporters of higher education--the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
Universities and Globalization: To Market, To Market examines the operations of power and knowledge in international education under conditions of globalization, with a focus on the three biggest exporters of higher education--the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
This landmark collection of essays by Third World activists highlights two major world changes which, they argue, have been neglected by Freire and his many followers: the Third World grass-roots cultural resistance to economic globalization, and the ecological crisis.
This landmark collection of essays by Third World activists highlights two major world changes which, they argue, have been neglected by Freire and his many followers: the Third World grass-roots cultural resistance to economic globalization, and the ecological crisis.
By and large, the debate about the merits of including higher education services within free trade policies has occurred outside of the United States, even though the U.
By and large, the debate about the merits of including higher education services within free trade policies has occurred outside of the United States, even though the U.
"e;Beyond the Global Culture War"e; presents a cross-cultural critique of global liberalism and argues for a broad-based challenge that can meet it on its own scale.
"e;Beyond the Global Culture War"e; presents a cross-cultural critique of global liberalism and argues for a broad-based challenge that can meet it on its own scale.
This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society.
This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society.
In this book, Janet McIntyre addresses the need for transcultural thinking tools, to not only mend problems in the global environment but also to understand the essential nature of the problems.
In this book, Janet McIntyre addresses the need for transcultural thinking tools, to not only mend problems in the global environment but also to understand the essential nature of the problems.
The term "e;film noir"e; still conjures images of a uniquely American malaise: hard-boiled detectives, fatal women, and the shadowy hells of urban life.
The term "e;film noir"e; still conjures images of a uniquely American malaise: hard-boiled detectives, fatal women, and the shadowy hells of urban life.
By the 1970s the global hegemony established by an American Empire in the post-World War II period faced increasing resistance abroad and contradictions at home.
By the 1970s the global hegemony established by an American Empire in the post-World War II period faced increasing resistance abroad and contradictions at home.
This book theorizes the role of media and ICT in today's media-rich global environment and introduces a new argument of audience complexity in an accessible and lively fashion.
This book theorizes the role of media and ICT in today's media-rich global environment and introduces a new argument of audience complexity in an accessible and lively fashion.
Terrorism, ethnocentrism, religious tension, competition over limited resources, war - these are just a few of the problems and challenges that have emerged in today's global economy.