Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Making Culture or Making Work? -- 2 The Frames and Forces of the Market -- 3 Same Local Traditions, Different Frames -- 4 The Flows of Production -- 5 Framing Authenticity -- 6 Conclusion: The Three Fs of Globalization -- Appendix: Study Design --...

"This analysis of the United States and energy security examines the close relationship between US military supremacy in oil-rich regions and America's maintenance of global power. Energy security generally evokes thoughts of American intervention in the Middle East to protect US interests in...