Marling, William,  1951- <br/><br/>
How "American" is globalization?  [electronic resource] / 
William H. Marling. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  2006. 
 - ix, 238 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index. 
<br/><br/>"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. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Globalization--Social aspects.<br/>Civilization, Modern--American influences.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JZ1318  / .M345 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>337.73