PREFACE: A Friendly Introduction to Global Studies A. INTRODUCTION 1. THINKING GLOBALLY What is globalization and how do we make sense of it? Manfred Steger, "Globalization: A Contested Concept," from Globalization: A Very Short Introduction Thomas Friedman, "The World is Ten Years Old," from The Lexus and the Olive Tree Paul James, "Approaches to Globalization," Encyclopedia of Global Studies Steven Weber, "How Globalization Went Bad," from Foreign Policy 2. GLOBALIZATION OVER TIME Globalization has a history--the current global era is prefaced by periods of economic interaction, social expansion, and intense cultural encounters. William McNeill, "Globalization: Long-Term Process or New Era in Human Affairs?" in New Global Studies Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, "Imperial Trajectories," in Empires in World History Immanuel Wallerstein, "On the Study of Social Change," in The Modern World System Dominic Sachsenmeier, "Movements and Patterns: Environments of Global History" in Global Perspectives on Global History B. THE MARCH OF GLOBALIZATION--BY REGIONS 3. AFRICA: THE RISE OF ETHNIC POLITICS IN A GLOBAL WORLD The impact of the slave trade and colonialization on Africa, influence of African culture on the Americas, and African aspects of the global rise of ethnic politics. Nayan Chanda, "The African Beginning," in Bound Together Dilip Hiro, "Slavery," in Encyclopedia of Global Studies Jeffrey Haynes, "Africa Diaspora Religions," from Encyclopedia of Global Studies Jacob Olupona, from "Thinking Globally About African Religion," in The Oxford Handbook of Global Religion Okwudiba Nnoli, "The Cycle of ''State-Ethnicity-State'' in African Politics," from MOST Ethno-Net Africa 4.

THE MIDDLE EAST: RELIGIOUS POLITICS AND ANTI-GLOBALIZATION The rise of global religious cultures from the Middle East, and current religious politics as part of a global challenge to secularism. Mohammed Bamyeh, "The Ideology of the Horizons" in The Social Origins of Islam Said Arjomand, "Thinking Globally About Islam," in Oxford Handbook of Global Religion Jonathan Fox, "Are Middle East Conflicts More Religious?" in Middle East Quarterly Barah Mikail, "Religion and Politics in Arab Transitions," FRIDE policy brief 5. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: THE FLOW OF TRADE AND CULTURE The spread of Asian cultures from India and Central Asia via trade routes; the role of South Asia in global trade and information technology. Richard Foltz, "The Silk Road and Its Travelers" in Religions of the Silk Road Morris Rossabi, "The Early Mongols," in Khublai Khan: His Life and Times Vasudha Narayanan, "Hinduism" in The Encyclopedia of Global Studies Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, "Revolt, the Modern State, and Colonized Subjects 1848-1885" in A Concise History of India Carol Upadhya and A.R. Vasavi, "Outposts of the Global Information Economy" in In an Outpost of the Global Economy: Work and Workers in India''s Technology Industry 6.

EAST ASIA: GLOBAL ECONOMIC EMPIRES The role of East Asia in global economic history, and the rise of new economies in China, Japan, and South Korea based on global trade. Kenneth Pomeranz, "Exotic Goods and the Velocity of Fashion," in T he Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy Andre Gunder Frank, "The 21st Century Will Be Asian" from The Nikkei Weekly Steven Radelet, Jeffrey Sachs, and Jong-Wha Lee, "Economic Growth in Asia" in Emerging Asia Ho-fung Hung, "Is the Rise of China Sustainable?" China and the Transformation of Global Capitalism 7. SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: THE EDGES OF GLOBALIZATION The emergence of Southeast Asia from colonial control; the rise of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands on the edges of globalization. Georges Coedes, "Conclusion," in The Indianized States of Southeast Asia Benedict Anderson, "The Last Wave," in Imagined Communities Sucheng Chan, "Vietnam, 1945-2001: The Global Dimensions of Decolonization, War, Revolution, and Refugee Outflows." Celeste Lipow MacLeod, "Asian Connections," in Multiethnic Australia: Its History and Future Joel Robbins, "Pacific Islands Religious Communities, in Oxford Handbook of Global Religion 8. EUROPE AND RUSSIA: NATIONALISM AND TRANSNATIONALISM The role of Europe in creating the concept of the nation, transnational politics in the Soviet Union, and the rise of the European Union. Peter Stearns, "The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization?" in Globalization in World History Eric Hobsbawm, "The Nation as Novelty," from Nations and Nationalism since 1780 Seyla Benhabib, "Citizens, Residents, and Aliens in a Changing World" from The Postnational Self Odd Arne Wested, "The Empire of Justice: Soviet Ideology and Foreign Interventions" in The Global Cold War Jurgen Habermas, "Citizenship and National Identity: Some Reflections on the Future of Europe" in Praxis International 9: THE AMERICAS: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES The European conquest of the Americas, the rise of new societies, and varying patterns of economic development within a global context. Charles C.

Mann, "Prologue," 1493: Discovering the New World Columbus Created Tzvetan Todorov, "Conquest: The Reasons for the Victory," in The Conquest of America Francis Fukuyama, "Introduction" in Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States Denis Lynn Daly Heyck, "Introduction" in Surviving Globalization in Three Latin American Communities C. TRANSNATIONAL GLOBAL ISSUES 10. GLOBAL FORCES IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER Paradigms for thinking about the new world order (or disorder) in the post-Cold War global era. Benjamin Barber, "Introduction" from Jihad vs. McWorld Samuel Huntington, "The New Era in World Politics-A Multipolar, Multicivilizational World," from T he Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, "Preface" to Empire Saskia Sassen, "Cities," Encyclopedia of Global Studies 11. THE EROSION OF THE NATION-STATE The fading strength of the nation-state and the rise of alternative conceptions of world order. Kenichi Ohmae, "The Cartographic Illusion" from The End of the Nation-State Susan Strange, "The Westfailure System" from Review of International Studies Zygmunt Bauman, "After the Nation-State, What?" in Globalization: The Human Consequences. William Robinson, "The Transnational State" from A Theory of Global Capitalism 12.

RELIGIOUS POLITICS AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER The religious challenge to the secular state in new conceptions of political order. Monica Duffy Toft, Daniel Philpott, Timothy Samuel Shah, "The Twenty-First Century as God''s Century," in God''s Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics Mark Juergensmeyer, "Religion in the New Global Order" Olivier Roy, "Al Qaeda and the New Terrorists" from Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah Richard Falk, "Gaining Perspectives on the Present," from Religion and Humane Global Governance 13. TRANSNATIONAL ECONOMY AND GLOBAL LABOR Economic globalization-- its relation to national economies, the growth of transnational corporations, and the changing role of labor. Richard P. Appelbaum, "Outsourcing," in The Encyclopedia of Global Studies Nelson Lichtenstein, "The Wal-Mart Template for Global Capitalism" in New Labor Forum Robert B. Reich, "Who is Us?" Jagdish Bhagwati, from "Two Critiques of Globalization," in In Defense of Globalization Joseph Stiglitz, from "The Way Ahead" in Globalization and its Discontents 14. GLOBAL FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INEQUALITY Changes in the concept of money and international financial markets. Benjamin J.

Cohen, "Money in International Affairs" from The Geography of Money Stephen J. Kobrin, "Electronic Cash and the End of National Markets" from USIA Electronic Journal Glenn Firebaugh, "Massive Global Income Inequality," in The New Geography of Global Income Inequality Dani Rodrik, "Globalization for Whom?" Harvard Magazine 15. DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF WOMEN Competing views of development and the role of women in the global economy. Alvin Y. So, "Conclusion" from Social Change and Development Mayra Buvinic, "Women in Poverty: A New Global Underclass" from Foreign Policy pop Kum Kum Bhavnani, John Foran, Priya Kuriyan, Debashish Munshi, "From the Edges of Development" from On the Edges of Development: Cultural Interventions 16. THE HIDDEN GLOBAL ECONOMY OF SEX AND DRUGS Illegal traffic in people and drugs, and the global attempts to control them. David Shirk, "Introduction,".