The Cost of Globalization : Dangers to the Earth and Its People /
Julian E. Kunnie,
- 1 online resource (388 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. 21st Century Globalization: Illusions of Global Economic Prosperity Yet the Reality of Poverty -- 2. Globalization, Ecocide and the Lethal Threats Against Indigenous Peoples -- 3. Unjust Globalization and the Acute Marginalization of Poor Women in the World -- 4. Unjust Globalization and Unfair Justice Against the Poor: Lethal Racism, Expanded Incarceration, Law Enforcement Violence and Punishment Over Education -- 5. Globalization's Intensification of Global Warming and Climate Change -- Epilogue: Whither Unjust Globalization? An Open Future Based Neither on Linear Progress Nor Materialist Consumption -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
The issues arising from rapid global integration have generally been treated in isolation by most academic works. This volume examines the many pitfalls of globalization from the perspective of impoverished and indigenous peoples, including the widening wealth gap, the struggle for restoration of dispossessed lands and cultural rights, global warming and ecological annihilation, and the experiences of women in underdeveloped regions. The United States' growing prison industrial complex is discussed. The author concludes with a call for reassessing current ways of living and proposes recreating cultures of conservation and sustainable economies. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.