Publisher's Synopsis
Offers instructors in both the humanities and the social sciences an up-to-date and comprehensive approach to teaching undergraduates in this rapidly growing interdisciplinary field. Thoughtfully building the presentation of core themes - including the history of globalization; economic, political, and cultural globalization; security; energy; and development - the authors examine such timely topics as commodity chains, labour, human rights, and multinational corporations, and provide keen insights into more familiar themes, such as food, health and disease, and the environment.