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New Global History: An Introduction, Fall 2001-2002
Profs Akira Iriye (Harvard) and Bruce Mazlish (MIT)
Course Description:
What are the forces of globalization shaping our world (for better or
for worse)? How can we bring an historical perspective to bear on them?
How might we conceptualize a new sub-field of history-global history-and
distinguish it from more traditional historical and world historical
approaches? When did the forces that we associate with globalization
become apparent, and how have these forces evolved since then to shape
the contemporary world? Are we, in fact, entering a global epoch? This
course is an inquiry into such questions, and into the materials
relating to them, dealing specifically with transnational factors such
as the step into space, satellite communications, the multinational
corporations, migrations, environmental issues, international relations,
and human rights; and with topics such as global culture, consumerism,
and cities.
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