Who Made the World This Way? An Introduction to Global Studies

by Miloni Gandhi

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Explore an interconnected world through the forces shaping globalization, culture, migration, inequality, technology, politics, and the environment. This book invites students to question assumptions, uncover connections, and approach the world with curiosity and a critical lens.

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Publisher
De Anza College
Subjects
Social Sciences
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Program Page
  7. Accessibility Statement
  8. AI Use
  9. About the Book
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. About the Author
  12. 1: You Are Already Global
  13. 1.1: Overview
  14. 1.2: How did the Field of Global Studies Develop?
  15. 1.3: How Global Studies Thinks
  16. 1.4: How Did the World Become So Connected?
  17. 1.5: Connections
  18. 1.6: Your Global Studies Toolkit
  19. 1.7: Test Drive the Theories
  20. 1.8: Who Built the Rules?
  21. 1.9: Globalization, Glocalization
  22. 1.10: So What?
  23. 1.11: Discussion
  24. 1.12: Assignments
  25. 1.13: Key Terms
  26. 1.14: References
  27. 2: Socio Cultural Dimensions of Globalization
  28. 2.1: Culture in a Global Context
  29. 2.2: How Culture Travels
  30. 2.3: When the Global Meets the Local
  31. 2.4: Global Culture?
  32. 2.5: Culture in Your Feed
  33. 2.6: Whose Culture Is It Anyway?
  34. 2.7: The Global Plate Questions to Pique your Pallete
  35. 2.8: Culture Under Pressure
  36. 2.9: Not Just Heritage
  37. 2.10: So, Is There Such a Thing as Global Culture?
  38. 2.11: Discussion
  39. 2.12: Assignments
  40. 2.13: Key Terms
  41. 2.14: References
  42. 3: Show me the Money
  43. 3.1: Introduction - Our Global Economy
  44. 3.2: Background - Five Decades of Economic Globalization
  45. 3.3: Theories and Concepts - Global Capitalism and Neoliberalism
  46. 3.4: Cheat Sheet On International Organizations
  47. 3.5: At Home and Abroad - NAFTA, USMCA, and the Great Trade-Off
  48. 3.6: Follow the Money Follow the Power
  49. 3.7: Big Tech Interactive Case Study and Mini Research Missions
  50. 3.8: Discussion
  51. 3.9: Assignments
  52. 3.10: Key Terms
  53. 3.11: References
  54. 4: Why is the World So Unfair?
  55. 4.1: Introduction to Inequality
  56. 4.2: How Do You Measure an Unfair World?
  57. 4.3: Theories and Concepts - Contemporary Drivers of Global Inequality
  58. 4.4: The World Got Richer. So Why Didn’t Everyone?
  59. 4.5: Can We Make the World More Fair?
  60. 4.6: Who Gets What, Who Decides, and Why?
  61. 4.7: Discussion
  62. 4.8: Assignments
  63. 4.9: Key Terms
  64. 4.10: References
  65. 5: Global Health Disparities
  66. 5.1: Introduction - What is Global Health?
  67. 5.2: When History Gets Under the Skin
  68. 5.3: Why Health Is Unequal
  69. 5.4: Who Is the Boss of Global Health?
  70. 5.5: Same Virus, Different Worlds
  71. 5.6: The Health Crises That Don't Trend
  72. 5.7: One Planet, One Health?
  73. 5.8: So Who Is Responsible?
  74. 5.9: Discussion
  75. 5.10: Assignments
  76. 5.11: Key Terms
  77. 5.12: References
  78. 6: Politics shouldn't be at the Dinner Table
  79. 6.1: Introduction - Politics of Globalization
  80. 6.2: Background - Reaching the "End of History"
  81. 6.3: Theories
  82. 6.4: Sovereignty Is Having a Complicated Century
  83. 6.5: When Cooperation Breaks
  84. 6.6: The World Order is Under Construction
  85. 6.7: Kyrgystan Background and Case
  86. 6.8: Conclusion
  87. 6.9: Discussion
  88. 6.10: Assignments
  89. 6.11: Key Terms
  90. 6.12: References
  91. 7: Environmental Dimensions and Sustainability
  92. 7.1: Introduction - Core Environmental Concerns
  93. 7.2: How did we get here?
  94. 7.3: Who owns the atmosphere?
  95. 7.4: Throw it Away
  96. 7.5: Flip the Switch
  97. 7.6: The Green Transition has a Mining Problem
  98. 7.7: Climate Change is Global. Vulnerability is not.
  99. 7.8: Can We Consume our Way Out of This?
  100. 7.9: The Future is not "Environment vs Economy"
  101. 7.10: Discussion
  102. 7.11: Assignments
  103. 7.12: Key Terms
  104. 7.13: References
  105. 8: The World Is Not Gender-Neutral
  106. 8.1: Gender Is Not a Side Quest
  107. 8.2: The Economy Has a Gender
  108. 8.3: Your Body, Whose Rules?
  109. 8.4: A Seat at the Table Is Not the Same as Power
  110. 8.5: War Is Gendered. Peace Is Too.
  111. 8.6: There Is No Gender-Neutral Climate Crisis
  112. 8.7: The Internet Did Not Delete Patriarchy
  113. 8.8: Progress Is Not a Straight Line
  114. 8.9: Stop Asking Women to Be Empowered
  115. 8.10: The Future Is Gendered, Too
  116. 8.11: Discussion
  117. 8.12: Assignments
  118. 8.13: Key Terms
  119. 8.14: References
  120. 9: Fast Forward - Futures Thinking and Globalization
  121. 9.1: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
  122. 9.2: Another Globalization Is Possible
  123. 9.3: Welcome to the Geopolitical Remix
  124. 9.4: The Future Arrived Early
  125. 9.5: Your Global Studies Degree is Not a Job Title
  126. 9.6: Stop Trying to Predict the Future
  127. 9.7: Plot Twist- You Are Part of the System
  128. 9.8: So What did you Learn to See?
  129. 9.9: Discussion
  130. 9.10: Assignments
  131. 9.11: Key Terms
  132. 9.12: References
  133. 10: Bonus KPOP Case Study
  134. 10.1: Acts
  135. 10.2: Coda
  136. 10.3: Case Study Reflection
  137. 10.4: Discussion
  138. 10.5: Assignments
  139. 10.6: References
  140. Back Matter
  141. Index
  142. Glossary
  143. Detailed Licensing
  144. Detailed Licensing