Год выпуска: 2006 Автор: William H. Marling Издательство: Страниц: 248 ISBN: 0801883539
Описание
William Marling's provocative work analyzes -- in specific terms -- the impacts of American technology and culture on foreign societies. Marling answers his own question -- how "American" is globalization? -- with two seemingly contradictory answers: "less than you think" and "more than you know." Deconstructing the myth of global Americanization, he argues that despite the typically American belief that the United States dominates foreign countries, the practical effects of "Americanization" amount to less than one might suppose. Critics point to the uneven popularity of McDonalds as a prime example of globalization and supposed American hegemony in the world. But Marling shows, in a series of case studies, that local cultures are intrinsically resilient and that local languages, eating habits, land use, education systems, and other social patterns determine the extent to which American culture is imported and adapted to native needs. He argues that globalization can...
