John Tomlinson, (1999), Globalisation & Culture Blackwell, Oxford: Tomlinson's book analyses the phenomenon of globalisation.

The first 200 words of this essay...

Assignment 1

John Tomlinson, (1999), Globalisation & Culture Blackwell, Oxford: Tomlinson's book analyses the phenomenon of globalisation, focusing on the area of cultural change exploring debates around social and cultural modernity, stating evidence of a pattern suggesting the breakdown of links between the experience of culture and place. This ´breakdown' is occurring at different rates and times in different spaces, but Tomlinson believes it is evident on a global scale. The authors discuss whether cultural boundaries are breaking down, and cultures are merging, particularly in relation to the media and communications technologies, culmination in a discussion of the possibility of a cosmopolitan planet..

Mike Featherstone, (1990), Global Culture: Nationalism, Globalization & Modernity, Sage, London: Social Scientists from all around the world have contributed to this book, giving it a broad viewpoint. The writers have come together to assess whether the globalisation of culture is taking place, enquiring whether globalisation is promoting cultural erosion and assimilation resulting in a new homogenized culture, with relation to a new system of power relations e.g. global economics, international laws and United Nations agreements. The publication questions whether globalisation will produce higher acceptance and tolerance levels between societies, or whether a backlash from