ISBN | 9780205801053 |
Call Number | HC59.15 .R63 2011 |
Author | Robbins, Richard H. 1940- |
Title | Global problems and the culture of capitalism / Richard H. Robbins. |
Edition | 5th ed. |
Imprint | Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011 |
Physical | xvi, 383 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-364) and indexes. |
Content | PART 1 Introduction: The Consumer, the Laborer, the Capitalist, and the Nation-State in the Society of Perpetual Growth 1 - - Chapter 1 Constructing the Consumer - - Chapter 2 The Laborer in the Culture of Capitalism - - Chapter 3The Rise and Fall of the Merchant, Industrialist, and Financier - - chapter 4 The Nation-State in the Culture of Capitalism - - PART 2 The Global Impact of the Culture of Capitalism: Introduction - - Chapter 5 The Problem of Population Growth - - Chapter 6 Hunger, Poverty, and Economic Development - - Chapter 7 Environment and Consumption - - Chapter 8 Healt and Disease - - Chapter 9 Indigenous Groups and Ethnic Conflict - - PART 3 Resistance and Rebellion: Inthrduction - - Chapter 10 Peasant Protest, Rebellion, and Resistance - - Chapter 11 Anti-Systemic Protest - - Chapter 12 Religion and Anti-Systemic Protest - - Chapter 13 Constructing the Citizen-Activist |
Subject | Social problems. (5) |
| Capitalism. (23) |
| Consumption (Economics). (3) |
| Poverty. (11) |
| Financial crises. (3) |
Holding | LIC |
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