2:30-3:45P     TR     BH235

Above section limited to Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors
Above section COAS intensive writing section and requires
registration in COAS W333

Are workers' wages set in Beijing?  Are executive salaries set in
Silicon Valley?  Does the spread of American popular culture amount to
a new form of cultural imperialism?  These are just a few of the
questions raised by globalization.  This word describes the
integration of human interests and activities across political
boundaries.  Many people use this word to refer to changes in
technology, trade, and capitalism in the last three decades of the
20th century.  Others use it to discuss migration and travel, the
rising importance of international organizations, the
internationalization of food, and many other ways in which ordinary
boundaries have been penetrated, even removed, in the 20th century.

This course will study the history of globalization, paying closest
attention to assessing its effects and direction.  How has
globalization changed human experience?  We'll read some books and
articles, write four papers, and discuss issues raised in class and in
our reading.