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This book is an update on globalization, its history, successes, and discontents. It discusses a wide range of topics, from the September 11 terrorist attacks to the growth of the middle class in both China and India. This new edition is the author's account of the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before, creating an explosion of wealth...
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Carnivalesque Films
Pub. Date
2005.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (73 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Winner of twenty-one national and international awards, Mardi Gras: Made in China follows the path of Mardi Gras beads from the streets of New Orleans during Carnival - where revelers party and exchange beads for nudity - to the disciplined factories in Fuzhou, China - where teenage girls live and sew beads together all day and night. Blending curiosity with comedy, Mardi Gras: Made in China is the only film to explore how the toxic products directly...
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English
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An engrossing look at the cultural consequences of technological change and globalization
Space radar, infrared photography, carbon dating, DNA analysis, microfilm, digital data bases-we have better technology than ever for studying and preserving the past. And yet the by-products of technology threaten to destroy-in one or two generations-monuments, works of art, and ways of life that have survived thousands of years of hardship and war. This paradox...
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English
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The Editor in Chief of The Economist, illuminates what global issues mattered in the last century-and how the ways in which we deal with them will shape our lives in the next.
The attacks on September 11th, 2001, shook the rich West out of its complacency; suddenly, peace looked to be in peril. Even before that time, prosperity was endangered, as campaigns mounted against the purported evils of capitalist globalization, such as inequality, pollution,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 52 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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Told through the compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman's personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti. And while Poto Mitan offers in-depth understanding of Haiti, its focus on women's subjugation, worker exploitation, poverty, and resistance makes it clear that these are global struggles. Marie-Jeanne details her dual...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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First American edition.
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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From gender and identity to welfare and consumerism, sociology is the study of how societies are organized and what helps them function or go wrong. Questions posed include: What is my "tribe"? Why do people commit crimes? Who decides if someone has a mental illness? What's work for? Does aid do any good? Heads Up Sociology explores these fascinating questions and more.
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Dutton
Pub. Date
c2007
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xv, 365 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, zeroes in on hot spots around the world and, drawing on interviews with other hit men, jackals (CIA operatives), reporters, and activists, examines the current geopolitical crisis. Instability is the norm: It's clear that the world we've created is dangerous and no longer sustainable. How did we get here? Who's responsible? What good have we done and at what cost? And what can we do to change...
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Charlie Rose, Inc
Pub. Date
c2005
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1 videodisc (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Rose interviews Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times columnist, about his new book The world is flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. Friedman contends that globalization is now driven not by major corporations or giant trade organizations like the World Bank, but by individuals. These desktop freelancers and innovative startups all over the world (but especially in India and China) can compete not just for low-wage manufacturing and information...
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The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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299 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"One of the world's leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Drawing on vast data sets and cutting-edge research, he explains the benign and malign forces that make inequality rise and fall within and among nations. He also reveals who has been helped the most by globalization, who has been held back, and what policies might tilt the balance toward economic...
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Films for the Humanities & Sciences, a division of Films Media Group
Pub. Date
c2009
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1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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To some, the term "globalization" means ruthless exploitation by corporations; to others, it means bringing economic development to all the peoples of the world. This program explains key principles at the core of global economics and takes a historical look at their effects, focusing on market liberalization and the failed "East Asian miracle"; privatization of basic resources in Bolivia and the severe backlash against it; Russia's rapid transition...
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
2012, ©2000
Edition
Full screen.
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. w/ b&w seq. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm.)
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English
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Sebastiao Salgado joins John Berger to pore over Salgado's collection 'Migrations'. Six years and 43 countries in the making, 'Migrations' contains photographs of people pushed from their homes and traditions to cities and their margins, slums and streets and refugee camps. Sitting at the kitchen table of Berger's home, their intimate conversation, intercut with photographs from 'Migrations', combines a discussion of Salgado's work with a critique...
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Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2015].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Exploring the intersection of consumerism and immigration in American culture, XMAS WITHOUT CHINA is an intimate portrait of families wrestling with our drive to consume cheap products, but also with our desire for human connection and a sense of who we are in a fast-changing world. Pride and mischief inspire Chinese immigrant Tom Xia to challenge the Americans in his Southern California suburb to celebrate Christmas without any Chinese products....
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