Simply look for the Free Shipping truck next to
an item. The truck indicates an item is in the
Alibris warehouse and ready to ship. Select at
least $49 worth of items displaying a truck and
get free shipping to any US address.
Alibris is an online marketplace with over 10,000
independent sellers. When you select your items
from a single seller you'll get consolidated
shipping rates from that seller.
A comprehensive examination of the development and impact of capitalist culture. From capitalism's European roots more than 500 years ago to the ...Show synopsisA comprehensive examination of the development and impact of capitalist culture. From capitalism's European roots more than 500 years ago to the present, this text examines the problems caused by its expansion, inequality, environmental destruction, and social unrest. Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism provides any reader with the anthropological, economic, and historical framework to understand the origins of global problems, why globalization and the global expansion of the culture of capitalism has generated protest and resistance, and the steps necessary to solve global problems. Up-to-date information throughout the text helps students maintain a current view of the rapidity of global change. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: * Gain insights to how our culture has come to be dominated by the requirement for perpetual economic growth. * Appreciate the interaction between consumption patterns, labor requirements, the operation of finance and the role of the nation-state in regulating the interaction. * Be aware of the costs, or market externalities (e.g. hunger, poverty, environmental destruction, disease and conflict), resulting from the need for perpetual growth. * Gain an appreciation of how their lifestyle affects people all over the world. * Appreciate the levels of resistance and protest to capitalist culture and what needs to be done to minimize its negative impacts. NOTE: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase the text with MySearchLab, order the package ISBN: 0205961053 / 9780205961054 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205917658 / 9780205917655 Global Problems and the Culture of CapitalismHide synopsis
Description:Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily...Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Green Earth Books is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More.
Description:Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book...Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Description:Good. Book has a small amount of wear visible on the binding,...Good. Book has a small amount of wear visible on the binding, cover, pages. Selection as wide as the Mississippi.
Description:Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and...Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Thriftbooks. Read. Recycle and Reuse!
Description:Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library...Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Green Earth Books and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Green Earth Books is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More.
