The discourse of globalization: Framing and sensemaking of an emerging concept

American Sociological Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-52

  Fiss, Peer C ^a   Hirsch, Paul M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444433466     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240507000103     Document Type: Review

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