Barber, Benjamin R. 1939- creator text bibliography nyu New York Times Books c1995 1995 1st ed. monographic eng

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xii, 381 p. : 21 cm. Pt. I. The New World of McWorld. 1. The Old Economy and the Birth of a New McWorld. 2. The Resource Imperative: The Passing of Autarky and the Fall of the West. 3. The Industrial Sector and the Rise of the East. 4. From Hard Goods to Soft Goods. 5. From Soft Goods to Service. 6. Hollyworld: McWorld's Videology. 7. Television and MTV: McWorld's Noisy Soul. 8. Teleliterature and the Theme Parking of McWorld. 9. Who Owns McWorld? The Media Merger Frenzy -- Pt. II. The Old World of Jihad. 10. Jihad vs. McWorld or Jihad via McWorld? 11. Jihad Within McWorld: The "Democracies" 12. China and the Not Necessarily Democratic Pacific Rim. 13. Jihad Within McWorld: "Transitional Democracies" 14. Essential Jihad: Islam and Fundamentalism -- Pt. III. Jihad Vs. McWorld. 15. Jihad and McWorld in the New World Disorder. 16. Wild Capitalism vs. Democracy. 17. Capitalism vs. Democracy in Russia. 18. The Colonization of East Germany by McWorld. 19. Securing Global Democracy in the World of McWorld -- Appendix A. Justice-of-Energy-Distribution Index -- Appendix B. Twenty-two Countries' Top Ten Grossing Films, 1991. Benjamin R. Barber. Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-361) and index. Social values Social history 20th century Democracy Capitalism Religious fundamentalism Nationalism 909.829 BAJ 0812923502 95002086 ANL 950112 20170514162600.0 698378 eng