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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Getting your Global Bearings: Navigating the World | |
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| Toward a Working Definition of International Studies | |
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| Different Ways of Looking at the World's Borders | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Do You Define Yourself? | |
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| How Do You Connect? What is One Item You Could Not Live Without? | |
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| The Evolution of Globalization | |
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| Globalization: Winners and Losers | |
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| The Changing Definition of Citizenship in a Global Era | |
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| How Do You Connect? Where Do You Come From? | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Do You Define your Citizenship? | |
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| Where do we go from here? | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Point of Departure: Planet Earth | |
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| Getting Our Heads around the Earth: Geography as a Field of Study | |
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| In Their Own Words: Alexander von Humboldt | |
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| Challenges to the Planet: Where we Live | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Type of Maps Do You Use? | |
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| How Do You Connect? Where Have You Been? | |
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| Will Population Exceed Capacity? | |
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| What Are the Challenges? The Potential for Tragedy | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Many Siblings Do You Have? | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Do You Eat? | |
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| The Human Factor: Contributing to the Tragedy | |
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| The Global Response | |
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| Pro/Con: Is the Copenhagen Accord a Meaningful Step Forward in Halting Climate Change? | |
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| Where Do You Stand? | |
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| What Can You Do? | |
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| How Do You Connect? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | |
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| So What? Composting in India, Rozita Singh | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Jump Starting the Trip: The Role of Technology | |
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| Technology in the Modern Era | |
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| How Do You Connect? Do You Download Media? | |
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| The Industrial Revolution | |
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| In Their Own Words: Thomas Savery | |
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| Enter the Computer | |
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| The Packaging of Technology: The Second Era of Computing | |
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| In Their Own Words: Steve Jobs | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Electronics Do You Own? | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Do You Communicate with Your Friends? | |
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| The Role of Technology in Crossing Borders | |
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| Pro/Con: Is Cyberterrorism a Significant Global Threat? | |
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| Where Do You Stand? | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Do You Get the News? | |
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| So What? Technology 24/7, John McGregor | |
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| A Final Thought on Technology Prior to the Journey | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Searching for Security: The Political World | |
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| Defining Political Borders: The Origins of the Modern State System | |
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| In Their Own Words: Niccolo Machiavelli | |
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| The Balance of Power System: Its Failures and the Outbreak of War | |
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| In Their Own Words: Woodrow Wilson | |
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| The Cold War | |
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| The Post-Cold War World | |
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| How Do You Connect? Have You or a Family Member Ever Served in the Military? | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Is Your Experience with Political Unrest? | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Do You Participate Politically? | |
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| Pro/Con: Should the NATO Alliance Continue? | |
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| Where Do You Stand? | |
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| Conclusion: The Quest for Security | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Challenges to Security | |
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| Conflict in the Middle East | |
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| So What? Conflict in the Middle East, Mor Green | |
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
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| Terrorism | |
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| What Can Be Done? | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Seeking Prosperity: The Global Economy | |
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| Defining Economic Borders: A Very Short History | |
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| In Their Own Words: Adam Smith | |
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| The Bretton Woods System | |
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| In Their Own Words: Andre G. Frank | |
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| Beyond Bretton Woods: The Roots of Contemporary Globalization | |
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| Emerging Economic Centers | |
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| How Do You Connect? Calling India | |
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| How Do You Connect? Outsourced! | |
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| Key Players in Transition | |
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| Pro/Con: Should the EU Control Member State's Budgets? | |
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| Where Do You Stand? | |
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| Conclusion: The Evolution of the World Economy | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Challenges to Prosperity | |
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| Trade | |
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| Investment | |
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| Finance and Development | |
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| So What? International Economics and Development, Puneet Gupta | |
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| What Can Be Done? | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Protecting Identity: The People of the World | |
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| Cultural and Social Borders: Understanding Identity | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Is Your Culture? | |
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| The Age of Enlightenment | |
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| Social Borders | |
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| In Their Own Words: Karl Marx and Frederick Engels | |
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| The Study of Social and Cultural Borders | |
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| Pro/Con: Should Indigenous Peoples Be Educated in Their Own Languages? | |
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| Where Do You Stand? | |
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| Globalization: Homogenization or Hybridization? | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Music Moves You? | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Do You Play? | |
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| Conclusion: Identity at the Crossroads | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Challenges to Identity | |
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| The Role of Religion | |
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| So What? Religious Freedom and the Headscarf Controversy, Asli Akbas | |
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| Ethnic Conflict | |
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| Failed States | |
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| What Can Be Done? | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Managing the World: Cooperation at the Global Level | |
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| Defining the Global Order: International Law and Organizations | |
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| In Their Own Words: Hugo Grotius | |
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| The United Nations | |
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| How Do You Connect? Have You Ever Been to the UN? | |
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| Interdependence and Regional Intergovernmental Organizations | |
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| Nongovernmental Organizations | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Is Your Experience with NGOs? | |
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| The Evolution of the United Nations and Civil Society | |
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| Pro/Con: Can Outsiders Build Lasting Peace? | |
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| Where Do You Stand? | |
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| The Expansion of International Law and the International Criminal Court | |
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| Conclusion: Compliance and Enforcement | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Challenges to Cooperation | |
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| Poverty | |
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| Global Health and the Threat of Disease | |
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| So What? One NGO's Experience with the MDGs, Leah McManus | |
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| Human Rights | |
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| What Can Be Done? | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Connecting to the World: Where Do You Go from Here? | |
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| International Studies beyond the Classroom | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Can You Gain International Experience? | |
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| International Career Opportunities | |
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| How Do You Connect? How Will You Learn About Career Options? | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Type of International Career Are You Interested In? | |
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| Educational Options | |
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| How Do You Connect? What Type of Advanced Study Would You Consider After Graduation? | |
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| So What? My Journey, Leah Gardner | |
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| Conclusion: Where Do You Go From Here? | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| To Learn More | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |