Essays Tagged: "McWorld"
Holy War vs. Capitalist Materialism
rtainment and information are at the foundation of this economy, and this is what makes up Barber's McWorld.He gives numerous examples of the capitalistic US dominance permeating throughout the world. ... the forms of TV, "teleliterature", and Hollywood. These medias have so influenced society that the McWorld is lost in the system of endless resource consumption and consumerism. Luckily for the indus ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
What are the causes of rise of fundamestism? is it a revolt against modernity? or a result of it? the answers are here.
oys local and regional culture and tradition. This has been carried by the terms McDonaldization or McWorld. This belief gathered response even in the first world countries like France where French me ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Jihad vs. McWorld Essay
Jihad vs. McWorld EssayIn 1992 Benjamin R. Barber predicted that in the near future there will be two possible ... the near future there will be two possible political figures, where neither will be democratic, the McWorld and Jihad. The first, Jihad, is a retribalization of large swaths of mankind by bloodshed an ... The first, Jihad, is a retribalization of large swaths of mankind by bloodshed and war. The second, Mcworld, will be corporations such as MTV, Macintosh, and McDonald's, pressing nations into one comm ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
"The Limitations of Globalization and Transnationalism"
tern culture internationally, some analysts refer to global culture as becoming homogenized into a "McWorld." While it is true that foreign culture has influenced Western countries, world culture is a ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Critical Review for Jihad Vs McWorld by Ben Barber
Jihad Vs McWorld - A Critical ReviewProfessor: Bernie GruellCourse: Political Science 100December 10, 2009Ben ... ewProfessor: Bernie GruellCourse: Political Science 100December 10, 2009Benjamin Barber's "Jihad Vs McWorld" may, at first glance, appear to be a satirical commentary on the transplantation of Western ... development of modern society and democracy in relation to the consumer-oriented and profit-driven "McWorld" that is often attributed to the West and the neo-tribalist and traditional world of "Jihad" ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
Antiglobalization
sition takes on a decidedly more active, even violent form. Benjamin Barber's famous book Jihad vs. McWorld noted this diversity of forms, using jihad, the Arabic expression for holy war, as a metapho ... holy war, as a metaphor for the vast umbrella of groups opposed to contemporary globalization and "McWorld" as a metaphor for the American-led, information-intensive penetration of various societies ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
An examination of the rationalizing force of globalization and the parochial forces that rise as a result of its diffusion into the Third World.
nce seems nearly impossible.Essayist Benjamin Barber describes this conflict in his essay Jihad vs. McWorld. His appraisal is a very pessimistic one. He describes the conflict of radicalism and ration ... d ecological forces...that mesmerize the world with fast music, fast computers, and fast food...one McWorld tied together by technology, ecology, communications, and commerce." (The Atlantic Monthly, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology