Globalization: From Colonialism to Climate Change

Catalog description

Engages students with the broader experience of globalization by examining cultural, historical and climate science materials that shed light on the interrelatedness of the component spheres of the ecosphere (geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and magnetosphere). Organized chronologically and divided into four units: the period before European hegemony, the era of European colonialism and imperialism, the period of decolonization and modernization, and the contemporary period.