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This chapter discusses the concept of ‘globalisation’ and its roots in modernity. The concept raises new issues for sociologists who are shown to handle it in different ways. You should understand the tensions between the global and the local as they relate to economic, cultural and political processes.
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© 1996 Tony Bilton, Kevin Bonnett, Pip Jones, David Skinner, Michelle Stanworth, Andrew Webster
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Bilton, T., Bonnett, K., Jones, P., Skinner, D., Stanworth, M., Webster, A. (1996). Globalisation and Modernity. In: Introductory Sociology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24712-7_3
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