Understanding Globalization provides a basic, easy to read introduction to the discourses, practices and technologies that have been grouped together under the term. It outlines the historical contexts of globalization, and addresses the politics of naming that are so cetral to the narrative and development of globalization. In this book, the authors examine specific sites that are being transformed by globalization, including capitalism, state government, the media, and cultural identity, and consider the notion of a post-globalization world.