The World as Place

"The world revolution of 1968 was triggered by the discontents of all those who had been left out in the well-organized world order of U.S. hegemony. The details of the 1968 uprisings were different in the various arenas of the world-system, but such uprisings did occur everywhere: in addition to the obvious 1968 events in the Western world and Japan, usually noted, I include the cultural revolution in China beginning in 1966 and the turn to "socialism with a human face" in Czechoslovakia in 1968, as well as the diverse happenings in Mexico, Senegal, Tunisia, India, and many other countries of the Third World. In all of them, however different the local situation, there was a recurrent double theme. The first was opposition to U.S. hegemony, and to Soviet collusion with that hegemony (the Yalta arrangements between what the Chinese called the superpowers). And the second was disillusionment with the Old Left in all its forms (Communist, Social-Democrat, movements of national liberation). The latter disillusionment was the unpredicted consequence of the very success of these movements."

...Immanuel Wallerstein "Globalization or The Age of Transition? A Long-Term View of the Trajectory of the World-System"

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Global Studies Pertains to the interdisciplinary study and critical analysis of issues and problems that transcend national boundaries and world areas. Topics such as global environmental sustainability, universal human rights, cyber security; transnational criminal organization, the study of the emergence of constitutional democracies in transitional societies, global humanities, minority linguistic and cultural right world-wide, and many other issues, topics, or problems of global interest are prominent. Related subjects include International Studies, Business, Public and Environmental Affairs, Political Science, Economics, and others.

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IUCAT Check IUCAT for books, studies, and videos: http://www.iucat.iu.edu Globalization is a subject heading so it can be paired with terms that might narrow or define your interest within globalization.

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Virilio, Paul. "The information bomb" translated by Chris Turner. London ; New York: 2000. Wells Library - Undergraduate Services - Core Collection U163 .V57 2000