Global Challenges & AnthropologyGlobal Challenges & Anthropology
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DVD, 2008
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Current format, DVD, 2008, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsThis program explores the phenomenon of globalization, its complex forms, and its impact on the cultures of the world, as well as the contributions that anthropology can make toward a better understanding of it. Wal-Mart's operations in China are shown as an example of how giant global corporations use structural power to expand business and profit in developing countries. The collaboration of the Bolivian government with another U.S.-based global corporation, Bechtel, and the World Bank illustrates how such partnerships can act against the best interests of the people. Finally, a Bangladeshi immigrant to the United States in interviewed, giving a personal perspective on the record high levels of external and internal migration occurring worldwide.
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- Haviland, William A.
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- [Fountain Valley, Calif.] : Coast Learning Systems ; [New Westminster, BC] : Classroom Video : Distribution Access [distributors], c2008.
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