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HI2001:03

Globalisation: Historical Perspectives

Townsville

HECS Band 1

26 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials. Semester 2.

This subject explores the history of globalisation. It examines the economic, cultural, political and ecological transformations that have increasingly interconnected peoples and places around the globe. Among key issues examined are: the formation of the world-system; the structuring of global production and consumption; the simultaneous universalisation and localisation of cultural practices and the challenges to the sovereignty of the nation-state.

Learning Objectives:

provide a framework for understanding modern world history;

develop an awareness of the diverse causes and consequences of the processes of globalisation;

foster an appreciation of a variety of interpretations and assessments of globalisation;

develop skills in historical research and writing.

Assessment by attendance and class participation (10%); written assignments (20%); major essay (30%); final examination (40%).