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Globalization (EN1021)
Background Information
Books & Videos
Articles
Websites
Citations
International Politics Subject Guide
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Find Background Information
Use reference materials for an overview of your topic, for definitions and explanations, and for list of suggested readings.
Reference area (first floor)
- Governments of the World — 320.303 G721
- Entries on countries, their governments, and the basic rights of the people.
- Topics such as "censorship" etc., included as well.
- Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics — 337.03
- In depth entries on topics such as tariffs, technological barriers to trade, textiles and apparel, NAFTA, European Union, labor rights.
- Encyclopedia of Historical Treaties and Alliance — 341.3709 P558e
- Provides background information on the treaty or alliance as well as a portion of the text from the agreement.
- Includes Kyoto, NAFTA, Panama Canal Treaty, etc.
- Encyclopedia of World Trade -- 382.03 E565
- Provides scholarly essays on specific regions, countries, organizations, theories, agreements, and biographies related to world trade.
- Example topics: capitalism, colonization, free trade, globalization, hemp, World Trade Organization, pepper, and much more.
- Encyclopedia of the Global Economy -- 337.03 O18e
- Entries 2-4 pgs. long, include graphs, statistics, charts, and bibliography.
- Example topics: Poverty, Developing Countries, Digital Divide, Foreign Aid, Free Trade Area of the Americas.
- Atlas of Global Development -- 338.9002 A881
- Maps, charts, graphs, etc. show how globalization has effected the world.
- Topics include: poverty, inequality, aid, etc.
Find Books & Videos at the Landmark College Library
Use WebCat to search for other books and films at the Landmark College Library.
Ask a librarian if you need help.
Suggested search terms: Globalization, Free Trade
Book stacks (second floor or LD Library)
- Globalization —2008— 337.1 B756 G
- The World is Flat: a brief history of the twenty first century — 2006 -- 303.4833 F911W
- Making Globalization Work — 2006 -- 337 S855M
- In Defense of Globalization — 2005— 337 B575I
- Worlds Apart: globalization and the environment — 2003— 363.705 W927
- Creating a World Without Poverty: social business and the future of capitalism -- 2007-- 338.7 Y94C
- Nobodies: Modern American slave labor and the dark side of the new global economy -- 2007-- 331.1173 B786N
- The Small-mart Revolution: How local businesses are beating the global competition -- 2006-- 338.6420 S562S
EBooks (Find others in WebCat)
Videos in our collection (second floor)
- Global Resources — 338.9 G562
- No Logo: brands, globalization, resistance — 658.827 KLE
- Life and Debt -- 972.9206 L7225
- Borderless: The Lives of Undocumented Workers -- 342.71082 B7285
- Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy -- 330.904 C734
Find Books & Videos Available from Other Libraries
- Search in WorldCat for materials available from other libraries.
- Bring a print out of the book you want to the front desk of the library.
- Allow up to two weeks (average is one week) for the materials to arrive.
Find Articles
Can't find the article?
- Search for the title of the journal in Serials Solutions to see if the full text is available in one of our databases.
- If the article is not available, ask for help at the Library front desk.
- We will get the article from another library.
Ask a librarian if you need help.
Databases
Issues & Controversies
Opposing points of view on the most hotly debated issues of the day.
Opposing Viewpoints
Articles of viewpoints from both sides of the issue.
- Also provides websites, news transcripts (sometimes the audio broadcast), and academic articles.
General OneFile
Scholarly articles from journals, magazines, and newspaper reports.
- Try a Subject Guide Search and use the Subdivisions to narrow your topic.
Hint: use only one term Example: Globalization
- Try an Advanced Search and search for keywords.
- Hint: search for more than one term at a time. Put each term on a different line. Example: Globalization, women
Websites
Globalization101
http://www.globalization101.org/
Co-op America
http://www.coopamerica.org/
- information on fair labor, green businesses, and industry.
- Browse the "Hot Topics"
Country Information
CIA World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
- Use the pull down menu to choose a country.
- Includes statistical information, population, map, and brief history and overview of the country.
Country Studies: Country Profiles
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html
- Factual information on each country including a profile, introduction, history, government, politics, military, economy, society, culture.
- Longer reports than CIA Factbook.
Organizations
United Nations
http://www.un.org/english/
UNIFEM
http://www.unifem.org/
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
- "The IMF is an organization of 185 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty."
The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
- "The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world."
World Trade Organization (WTO)
http://www.wto.org/
- "global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations."
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
http://www.nato.int/
- Alliance of 26 countries from North America & Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty.
CorpWatch
http://www.corpwatch.org/
- "CorpWatch investigates and exposes corporate violations of human rights, environmental crimes, fraud and corruption around the world. We work to foster global justice, independent media activism and democratic control over corporations."
Citations
Use the Landmark College Citation Guide.
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