| Year Level: 2 | ||
| Equivalent GE Area(s) in 2011/2012 Model: |
Area 8 – World Histories and Cultures | |
The contemporary issue that we will focus upon in this class is globalization. Globalization has long historical roots; some say reaching back 500 years and others even earlier, but no-one can deny that the current globalism is overwhelming in its impact upon the local. From the literature, we can see that globalization has numerous vectors, social, economic, environmental and political. Globalization also has its opponents as well. By taking a long duration approach – and with Macao as a ready example – this course seeks to reveal how many of the problems associated with globalization can only be understood with reference to the global past.