Constructing World Culture

International Nongovernmental Organizations Since 1875

By: John Boli (Editor), George M. Thomas (Editor)

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 March 1999

At a Glance

Paperback
380 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 2.16

Paperback

$52.80

or 4 interest-free payments of $13.20 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

This book illuminates the central role played by international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) in the emergence and development of a comprehensive world polity. The contributors argue that the enormous proliferation of INGOs since 1875--including international environmental organizations, human rights groups, bodies formed to regulate technical standards, and economic development organizations, among others--both reflects and contributes to the spread of global institutions and cultural principles based on models of rationality, individualism, progress, and universalism. The contributors contrast this world-polity perspective to other approaches to understanding globalization, including realist and neo-realist analyses in the field of international relations, and world-system theory and interstate competition theory in sociology.

The volume considers transnational organizing as a historical process of the creation of global rules and norms, changing over time, that have identifiable effects on social organization at the national and local levels. The chapters provide empirical support for this approach, identifying specific mechanisms that translate global cultural assumptions and prescriptions into local social activity, such as the creation of state agencies, the formulation of government policies, and the emergence of social movements. The first part of the book deals with social movement INGOs, including environmental groups, women's rights organizations, the Esperanto movement, and the International Red Cross. The second part treats technical and economic bodies, including the International Organization for Standardization, population policy groups, development organizations, and international professional science associations.

Industry Reviews

"This book is an unfaltering progress in world-polity institutional assessment." - U.S.I. Journal

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Politics & Government International Relations International Institutions Sociology & Anthropology

Contributors
Introduction	p. 1
International Nongovernmental Organizations in the World Polity
INGOs and the Organization of World Culture	p. 13
National Participation in World-Polity Organization	p. 50
Social Movement Sectors
The Rationalization and Organization of Nature in World Culture	p. 81
The Emergence and Transformation of the International Women's Movement	p. 100
Constructing a Global Identity: The Role of Esperanto	p. 127
Rules of War and Wars of Rules: The International Red Cross and the Restraint of State Violence	p. 149
Technical, Scientific, and Development Sectors
Standardization in the World Polity: Technical Rationality Over Power	p. 169
Population Control for National Development: From World Discourse to National Policies	p. 198
Development INGOs	p. 222
Science Associations in the International Sphere, 1875-1990: The Rationalization of Science and the Scientization of Society	p. 249
Conclusion: World Authority Structures and Legitimations	p. 267
Notes	p. 303
References	p. 323
Index	p. 357
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Constructing World Culture

International Nongovernmental Organizations Since 1875

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Sociology & Anthropology

We Have Never Been Woke

The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite

Death by Comfort

How modern life is killing us and what we can do about it

The Fourth Turning

An American Prophecy: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

Staring at the Sun

Overcoming the Dread of Death

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

Thematic Analysis

A Practical Guide to Understanding and Doing

Decolonizing Methodologies

3rd Edition - Research and Indigenous Peoples

The Modern Guide To Sex

Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about sex in this expert practical and inclusive guide for readers of Emily Na

The Knowledge Gene

The incredible story of the supergene that gives us human creativity

The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps

Hillbilly Elegy

The Internationally Bestselling Memoir from Trump's Future Vice-President of the United States

Great Australian Outback Trucking Stories

Great Australian Stories

When Breath Becomes Air

What makes life worth living in the face of death

Bullshit Jobs

A Theory

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

'Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian

Sapiens

A Graphic History: Volume 1

Great Australian Volunteer Surf Life Saving Stories

Great Australian Stories

A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World

The hilarious and fascinating new book from the international bestselling author of HUMANS

Nexus

A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Polysecure

Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Non-monogamy

The Dawn of Everything

A New History of Humanity

Women Who Run With The Wolves

Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman

Matrescence

On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

This product is categorised by