HST U202 - Global Inequity

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Description:

Evaluates different historical, economic, and cultural explanations of global socioeconomic inequality in the modern world. Examines why some parts of the world are much richer than others; why people so often divide the world as "the West and the rest," or the First, Second, and Third Worlds; if these divisions have any reality; and how the social and economic status of individual nations are shaped by patterns and relationships that are global in scale. Also explores the ways in which peoples on different sides of this economic divide understand and depict themselves and one another, through cultural production, political thought, and social movements.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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