Marling, William 1951- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. mdu Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2006 monographic eng

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ix, 238 p. : ill. "Less than we think" -- What are we talking about when we talk about globalization? -- Is English conquering the world? -- The ubiquitous American film -- American television and the rise of local programming -- The McDonalds' brouhaha -- What about the Internet? -- Do American companies dominate the world economy? -- Seeing ourselves everywhere -- The resistance of the local -- Language -- Communicative distance -- Food -- Gender -- Education -- Work -- Land use -- Tribalism -- Corruption -- Smuggling and counterfeiting -- Taxes -- The resistance of the local -- "More than we know" -- ATMs -- The money market -- Flexible manufacturing -- Franchising -- Airfreight -- Containerized freight -- Bar codes -- Computing -- Logistics. William H. Marling. Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Globalization Social aspects Civilization, Modern American influences United States Foreign relations 2001-2009 JZ1318 .M345 2006eb 337.73 71.50 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188485 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188485 CaPaEBR 050815 ebr10188485