The Global Studies Collection
We live in a deeply interconnected world. With advances in technology have come cheaper transportation and faster communication, allowing for a tightly integrated world economy and a blending of the world's cultures. THE GLOBAL STUDIES COLLECTION brings together over 40 films that look at the process of globalization from many perspectives, including finance and the economy, labor and migration, the environment, and even tourism and human relationships.
The Global Studies Collection includes the following titles:
In West Africa many young women, who dream of escaping a life of misery by marrying a rich, white foreigner, surf the Internet for marriage proposals.
A global investigation into the evolving nature of food production, and the crisis it may portend.
Looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.
Filipino women exploited as maids in Hong Kong.
Tells the story of the credit bubble that caused the financial crash of 2008, and clearly explains how excessive income inequality leads to economic instability.
A panoramic and essayistic portrait of the new global economy and a compelling argument about why it must change.
Acclaimed architect Jan Gehl and his team are on a humanistic mission to reclaim public space in mega cities for pedestrians (and cyclists) rather than cars.
Documents the efforts of the multinational corporation Philips to reach the more than five billion potential consumers among the world's poor, the 'bottom of the economic pyramid.' But can profitability fight poverty?
Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates the realities of globalization by taking a close look at Indonesia.
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