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  2. Global village - Wikipedia

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    Global village describes the phenomenon of the entire world becoming more interconnected as the result of the propagation of media technologies throughout the world. The term was coined by Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan in his books The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man (1962) and Understanding Media (1964). [1]

  3. Global village (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Global village" is the metaphoric village formed through the use of electronic media. Global Village may also refer to: Places. Global Village (Dubai), cultural, ...

  4. Media ecology - Wikipedia

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    Critics do worry though, that in creating a truly global village, some cultures will become extinct due to larger or more dominant cultures imposing their beliefs and practices. [47] The idea of the global village helps to conceptualize globalization within society. Michael Plugh writes, "[The] village is an environment produced both by ...

  5. The Gutenberg Galaxy - Wikipedia

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    It popularized the term global village, [1] which refers to the idea that mass communication allows a village-like mindset to apply to the entire world; and Gutenberg Galaxy, [2] which we may regard today to refer to the accumulated body of recorded works of human art and knowledge, especially books.

  6. Globalization - Wikipedia

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    Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, the liberalization of capital movements, the development of transportation, and the advancement of information and communication technologies. [1]

  7. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    Nesoddtangen, Norway, a triple tautology, consisting of three parts, nes, odd and tangen, all being synonyms signifying a small cape or promontory. Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia – (Eastern Southeastern Islands – Indonesian) Nyanza Lac, Burundi – Nyanza and lac are the Bantu and French words for "lake" respectively. This is a city, not a ...

  8. Village - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam's village typically contains: a village gate, "lũy tre" (bamboo hedges), "đình làng" (communal house) where "thành hoàng" (tutelary god) is worshiped, a common well, "đồng lúa" (rice field), "chùa" (temple) and houses of all families in the village. All the people in Vietnam's villages usually have a blood relationship.

  9. Global village (term) - Wikipedia

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    Global village From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.