Product Description: With approximately 200 to 300 million adherents worldwide, Orthodox Christianity is among the largest branches of Christianity, yet it remains relatively understudied. This book examines the rich and complex entanglements between Orthodox Christianity and globalization, offering a substantive contribution to the relationship between religion and globalization, as well as the relationship between Orthodox Christianity and the sociology of religion – and more broadly, the interdisciplinary field of Religious Studies...read more

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Product Description: A thorough overview of trends in souteastern European countries over the post-1989 period, these essays also project into the future. Chapters discuss the troublesome transitions to democracy and the legacy of communism; the prospects for economic development and the role of foreign investment; the development of the EU and American and NATO policies toward the region...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Communities across Borders examines the many ways in which national, ethnic or religious groups, professions, businesses and cultures are becoming increasingly tangled together. It show how this entanglement is the result of the vast flows of people, meanings, goods and money that now migrate between countries and world regions...read more

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Product Description: In the aftermath of the Kosovo Crisis, it is said that Macedonia will be next. This volume provides an in-depth, interdisciplinary analysis of the Macedonian Question. The essays included illustrate the intimate connections between culture and ethnic politics in Macedonia (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: These essays examine the proliferation of American culture in Europe. Throughout the collection, the authors raise the issue of the degree to which Europe becomes Americanized. They examine in concrete detail the way this process operates with reference to specific research areas such as advertising, consumerism, science, law, and politics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)