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| Globalization Since 1492 Spring06 Class 1 Part 5 | |
| 1/23/2006 | Download File (93.05 MB) - right click to download | |
| There is a choice of 3 books to be reviewed for the book review assignment. Each of the texts covers 500 years of history and can be ranked by difficulty. The most accessible text is Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano. The mid range book is The Dominion of War: Empire and Conflict in America, 1500-2000 by Fred Anderson and Andrew Cayton. The most difficult choice is The Long Twentieth Century by Giovanni Arrighi. This clip features a description of each book. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 Spring06 Class 1 Part 4 | |
| 1/23/2006 | Download File (109.26 MB) - right click to download | |
| Introduction to a document that will be very important in this course. The chronology of globalization is available at www.globalizationstudies.org. Breaking free from traditional disciplinary boundaries. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 Spring06 Class 1 Part 3 | |
| 1/23/2006 | Download File (146.50 MB) - right click to download | |
| Leading up to the 1992 quincentenery of Christopher Columbus discovery of America there was a surge of dissent against the celebration of a moment that had led to the conquest of the western hemisphere by Europeans. We see here a document exposed from 1775 by William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts outlining bounties that would be paid for bringing in captured Indians or scalps of dead Indians. Henry Ford was a huge supporter of the Nazi movement. He published the Dearborn Independent and used this paper to print anti-Semitic propaganda. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 Spring06 Class 1 Part 2 | |
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| In a 2004 decision, the International Court of Justice at the Hague ruled the barrier (in Palestine) was illegal and called for Israel to tear it down and compensate those whose lives were adversely affected by it.The rule of law is predicated on there being a sovereign. Internationally there is no sovereign beyond the individual nations within the system.The League of Nations and the United Nations were attempts at creating an international rule of law. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 Spring06 Class 1 Part 1 | |
| 1/18/2006 | Download File (161.40 MB) - right click to download | |
| Globalization Since 1492 class #1 january 11, 2006
Walls and Bridges: Convergences and Networks.
part 1 introduction to the concepts and methodology behind globalization studies. Globalization is often about transcending walls and boundaries. Walls are created to keep out certain influences. The Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese civilization from barbarians. The Berlin Wall was symbolic of the Cold War, and the choice between two systems. Walls can be viewed as creating a dichotomy marking the other.
- The War on Terror was presented by George W. Bush as a choice of being with us (US) or the terrorists. The wall separating Israel and Palestine in the West Bank is emblematic of the War on Terror.
- Breaking down barriers in the British civil war, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Bolshevik Revolution. The western imperialist powers used addictive substances to break into new parts of the world. Opium, tobacco, coffee, tea, and sugar played a role in creating global trade.
- ɩn a 2004 decision, the International Court of Justice at the Hague ruled the barrier (in Palestine) was illegal and called for Israel to tear it down and compensate those whose lives were adversely affected by it.Q
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| Globalization Since 1492 6-10 | |
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| Part 10 - Comparing Dijla's experience in the refugee camp with other refugee camps. The camps in Iran were treated much better, more social integration was possible. There are a lot of laws protecting the movement of money, yet humans do not share the same kinds of rights. Its luck of the draw whether a group will be able to enjoy human rights, there are few enforcement mechanisms. In Iraq the divisions between Sunni and Shia are not emphasized, the first time Dijla encounters this division is from a Sunni driver in Saudi Arabia. Iraq really is a unified society, especially when it comes to uniting against outside aggression. Dijla would like to return to her home country. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-9 | |
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| Part 9 - Picture of a man with a bag on his heads holding his child, a symbollic image from the occupation of Iraq. Dijla takes questions from the class. Story of how Dijla was granted asylum from the Canadian government even though her family did not meet the requirments for asylum. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-8 | |
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| Part 8 - One way the refugees in the camp kept their culture and civilization is by forming soccer teams. From March 1991 to July 1996 Dijla and her family stayed in the camp. It was difficult for her to come out of the refugee camps. Reactions to the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-7 | |
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| Part 7 - There was a deal between the UN and the Saudi government. The Saudi's agreed to fund the camp as long as the violations that had taken place in the camp were never let out. Dijla explains how important a bulletin board was to the camp for communication. Fire was a big problem in the refugee camp, tents would burn very fast. Sandstorms would also destroy tents. They decided to build structures out of mud bricks to stand up to the elements, using tents as rooves. In 1992 there was a school established in the camp supervised by the United Nations, where Dijla finished her high school education. The Americans moved prisoners of war into the camp raising the population to over 33, 000. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-6 | |
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| Part 6 - Iraq was the top country in the region for years in terms of education in health, this led to a situation where other Gulf countries where jealous of the Iraqis. The United Nations didn't become involved in running the camp until sometime in 1992. Sometimes the Saudis would kidnap individuals and take them back to the Iraqi government in order to create fear in the camp. The people in the camp decided to organize a demonstration against the human rights abuses in the camp. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-5 | |
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| Part 5 - Even when the Saudis decided to build a camp made up of mostly a few tents, washrooms were not taken into account. Eventually washrooms were established, 4 sets of 2 washrooms, for over 20, 000 people. Women were degraded by being forced to wait inline with men to use the washrooms, and there were doors that were held closed with only a bent nail. Dijla explains the methodology of her study of the refugee camps. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-4 | |
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| Part 4 - Rafha Camp, an open field on the Saudi border, where thousands of Iraqi civillians arrived seeking refuge. The refugees started to organize themselves based on what city they were from. There was no food and water delivered to the camp from the Saudi's. A group went out to contact allied forces and signal for help, they promised help, but none came. A second attempt was necessary to get help from American and French forces. The Americans treated the refugees like animals throwing food on the ground and waiting for them to pick it up. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-3 | |
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| Part 3 - Dijla's ten year old brother died because he was sick and could not be treated in the hospital. The people hated and feared Saddam Hussein. The American forces encouraged the people to rebel against Saddam, the people rebelled and controlled much of the country. Saddam used the military, after the end of the war, to take back the rebel held territories without interference from the Americans. People were slaughtered by Saddam's forces retaking the cities. Dijla's family fled Najaf, forced to move south by attacking forces. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-2 | |
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| Part 2 - Story of security in Iraq, Dijla's sister walking in Baghdad at night, approached by a stranger who escorted her home. Emphasis on moral and ethical issues, orphans are protected in the culture. The government made education mandatory for men and women. Iraqi people were surprised by the invasion of Kuwait, nobody knew what the government was up to. Sanctions and bombing of Iraq in the gulf war, Baghdad, Kirkuk and Basra were the main cities targeted. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 6-1 | |
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| Part 1 - Introduction of Dijla Al-Rekabi, a former resident from Fallujah in Iraq, and spent 6 years in a refugee camp after the 1991 Gulf War. Dijla is the name of the Tigris river. Shift towards nationalism in education during the Iran/Iraq war. Dijla became concerned with refugee issues during the first Palestinian Intifada in 1987. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 5-8 | |
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| Part 8 - The government of the United States is an expression of the will of corporations. Government should act as a check on corporate power. And political financing reform in Canada. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 5-7 | |
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| Part 7 - Our responsibilities as Canadians to the world. Latin Americans see Canada as a counterbalance to US power. We shouldnɔ let the US use our resources to hurt other countries. We need to build on our historical mandate and project it out to the world. Linking Canadaɓ brain drain problem to our failure to capitalize on our resources. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 5-6 | |
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| Part 6 - Discussion of Mel Hurtigɓ book rushing to Armageddon, about the US missile defense program. Implications for nuclear proliferation as countries will rush to protect themselves against the US. Free trade has hurt Canadianɓ quality of life; we can get out of NAFTA at anytime with 6 months notice. We have world-class companies in Canada we just need a government that will back national industries. | |
| Globalization Since 1492 5-5 | |
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| Part 5 - Under GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) Canada had the power to protect its domestic industry. In NAFTA the Canadian government can be subject to lawsuits by American corporation under Chapter 11. Discussion of US missile defense and the forthcoming militarization of space. What will David Orchard do in the future? | |
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