ANTHROP 2202H Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Essentialism, Postmodernity, Nationstates
19 Aug 2016
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Globalization: its meaning and its nature: globalization as fact: spread of connectedness of culture, globalization as ideology and policy: create global free market, key features of new economy. Networks of financing, production, management and exchange are transnational. Core activities can proceed as unit in real time: multinational corporations: seek new markets, influence national policy. Reached highest level in 400,000 years: climate change. Global warming, plus changing sea levels, precipitation, storms. Environmental anthropology and ecosystem effects: study of cultural adaptation to environments, ethnoecology. A culture"s set of environmental practices and perceptions. Indigenous cultures survived quite well, being threatened: global assaults on local autonomy. External regulation aimed at conservation confronts indigenous peoples: deforestation. Forest loss can lead to increased greenhouse gas. Need to find ways to make forest preservation attractive to local. The influence of western expansion on indigenous peoples and their cultures: cultural imperialism.
