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| Globalization of the Golden Triangle: Cultural Transformation in Burma, Laos and Thailand | ||
| 作者 | Chanthanom, Suvajee (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| 卷期 | v.60 n.2 Section A |
| 出版日期 | 1999 |
| 頁次 | 553 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | University of Pittsburgh |
| 系所名稱 | Department of Sociology |
| 指導教授 | Robertson, Roland |
| 畢業年度 | 1998 |
| 附註項 | 377p |
| 摘要 | Globalization is a universal social phenomenon which has interested many sociologists for over two decades. Of the contemporary competing views, Wallerstein & his colleagues perceive that the "world-system" is a result of interdependence of political & economic interactions between the core & peripheral societies, while Robertson, Appadurai, Meyer & numerous other sociologists perceive it as a more complex interaction between all levels of societies including individuals, agencies, & nation-states; as well as a complex juxtaposition between universal & particular cultural orientations. In the latter perspective, cultural differences are important factors in the production of divergence in political & economic systems in today's global society. This comparative study of Burma, Laos & Thailand uses historical & recent data, including interview data, to investigate the degree to which globalization results from, & is influenced by, cultural differences. The dissertation focuses on cultural transformations within the three countries & their degree of global involvement. Though these countries have had some similarity in their cultural & historical development, their involvement in global processes have differed significantly. The study has found the concept of "selective emulation" to be the conceptual key to relevant differences & a main ingredient in the globalization process in countries such as Burma & Laos where their political & economic systems are not completely included in the global society. This research answers four major questions about globalization in the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia. These include (1) the time frame in which globalization has become of importance, (2) the way in which other societies outside the western hemisphere interpret the process, (3) the process whereby global society is formed, & (4) local projection of the outcomes of globalization. This inquiry indicates that globalization has existed or emerged over a very long period & has recently been intensified by technology & communication systems. Furthermore, it is a continuing process of selective emulation & the particularization of universalism as well as universalization of particularism Globalization does not bring convergence to all societies. Here it is shown that the juxtaposition of the western ideas & Buddhism still plays an important role in the interpretation of globalization in countries like Burma, Laos & Thailand. |
| ISBN | 9780599183346; 0599183349 |
| 點閱次數 | 185 |
| 建檔日期 | 1999.10.26 |
| 更新日期 | 2022.03.31 |
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