Global sociology /
Robin Cohen and Paul Kennedy ; with the assistance of Maud Perrier.
- 3rd ed.
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- xxxii, 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
GBP 9.99/- TBH86/94
Illustrations -- Maps -- Figures -- Boxes -- Tables -- Global thinkers -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction to the third edition -- Interpretations -- The making of global sociology -- Thinking globally -- Modernity and the evolution of world society -- Work, production and finance -- Political sociology: changing nation-states -- Divisions and inequalities -- Global inequalities: the victims -- Class, income and wealth -- Gender and sexualities -- Race, ethnicity and intersectionality -- Corporate power and social responsibility -- Crime, terrorism and violence -- Experiences -- Population and migration -- Globalization, families and social change -- Consuming culture -- Lifestyle and leisure -- Media and the digital age -- Global religion -- Urban life -- Dynamics and challenges * -- Global civil society and political activism -- Towards an environmentally safe world -- Identities and belonging -- Conclusion: global uncertainties and ways forward -- References -- Index.