History of Globallization

The ideological perspectives of the planet Earth are varied at least, and all over the place at most. This variety of weltanschauung often results in one of two things; heated arguments between two or more parties, or position papers such as this one. For the purposes of this paper, I will be discussing three different sources provided for me within the assignment. Each one shows a different point of view on the topic of historical globalization and the legacies that followed after them.

One of the consistent themes of history has been the increasing connectedness of humankind. From the first river-valley civilizations to today’s intertwined world, one of the hallmarks of the past — and one that continues to this day — has been increased globalization. While the 20th century represented one of the greatest advancements in human interaction, it was not a wholly new event. Examples of globalization can be seen throughout history, like in the movement of pastoralists, Indian Ocean trade, and the Columbian Exchange.

Globalization is not a new idea at all. Many intellectuals including most social scientists agree of its deep origin by referring to it as a “phenomenon of long term historical process…” ⁶

Imagine a world without global communication, transportation, and the sharing of technological advancements. The world we live in today would be completely different if the American West had not gotten involved with the expansion of global interactions in the 16th century. Globalization is defined as both “…an intensification of the range and speed of contacts among different parts of the world and an expansion of the kinds of activity intimately involved in global interactions”. (Stearns ch1) Globalization has altered the world from the 1500’s to the world we live in today. It has created opportunity and has allowed for major advancements to take place as the global works together to create a better overall society.

The affairs around Globalization are not new to the study of World Politics. Although Globalization is not a new phenomenon and historians, anthropologists and economists can agree that Globalization is not a new phenomenon there are little to no agreements to the origin of Globalization and when it started. The definition of Globalization from the Mirriam-Webster dictionary defines Globalization as “the act or process of globalizing : the state of being globalized; especially: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”. With taking the Miriam-Webster definition into account while looking into influential theories that

Globalization Dating back to the early Middle Ages and progressing to modern day, globalization is perhaps the heart of the world. International trade, airline services, networking, capital flows, and technological advances are just a few examples of what defines globalization. Considering that airplanes, online networking, technology, and capital flows were not thought of during the Middle Ages; one may ask, “How was globalization an important factor during the Middle Ages?” For thousands of years, individuals, groups, and territories have been conversing in trade of all sorts. Even from great distances, countries were able to discover a means of trade.

This source expresses its view on impacts of historical globalization on contemporary society. The perspective of this source clearly states that historical globalization is not relevant or needed in current society. Elements of the source explain how society should not “spend time dwelling on events or legacies of globalization that can not be changed.” It is clear that the author of this source has reason to believe that history should not affect the way our world is run today. The perspective presented in the source illustrates that historical globalization is a very complex issue. One perspective suggests that historical globalization should remain in the past because we should not be wasting time on events of the past and focus on the present and the future. Others, however, believe that history is relevant to the present and is important in today’s society. In evaluating the issue, it is clear there are both positives and negatives to historical globalization in contemporary society because it prevents history from repeating itself, allows us to improve upon ourselves, but also prevents us from focusing on the future.

The age of globalization began in the 17th century when different parts of the world came in contact with one another by establishing trade relations. While globalization connected different parts of the world, it also gave rise to capitalism. The events leading up to globalization and in turn, capitalism, are interpreted differently by historians such as Timothy Brook, in his book Vermeer’s Hat and by Greg Grandin, in his book Empire of Necessity. This essay focuses on the interpretations of globalization and capitalism by these authors and discusses the impacts of capitalism between the 17th and 19th century. Brook argues that rise of global capitalism initiated through the movement and transculturation of products, people and ideas

I will begin by discussing some of the landmarks that have caused the development of economic globalization in the U.S. Throughout the history of this nation, we have evolved into one of the world’s most powerful countries with one of the strongest economies. We have been able to reach this point partially due to globalization and have put great effort toward making advancements in international interaction. According to Randolph B. Robertson, a professor at Indiana State University, the United States’ greatest strides in globalization have occurred since the 1990’s. Robertson identifies four significant events which

Globalization is a new term to describe social, cultural, and economic process. It is a process that describes the interaction between different social groups. Tomas L. Freidman (2005), an American journalist, columnist and author, he wrote a book called “The world is Flat”. In the article, he notices that there are three period of globalization. He named the first period of globalization the globalization 1 which lasted from 1942. In the globalization 1, only countries involved in globalization. The globalization 2 lasted from 1800 to 2000. In this period, a lot of companies from different countries got involved. The last period is from 2000 to now. In the last period, individuals also involved in

Globalization has been an economic trend for the past few decades. According to Pologeorgis(2014), globalization is defined “as a process that, based on international strategies, aims to expand business operations on a worldwide level, and was precipitated by the facilitation of global communications due to technological advancements, socioeconomic, political and environmental developments”. Globalization has increased the emigration and trades between countries. It has also lead to the flourish of multinational corporations due to the effects of offshoring and outsourcing.

The term globalization can be defined as a process by which societies, regional economies and cultures have been integrated via a global network of transportation, communication and trade. It has both positive and negative impacts in all the areas that it touches on be it economical, social, technology, cultural, political, environment, health or any other. Globalization started to have an impact on businesses world wide in the eighteenth century since that time marks the merging of modernity and globalization. However, in the modern sence, globalization kicked off after the end of Second World War since its during that time that leaders felt the urge to break down the borders

According to Thomas L. Friedman, author of The World is Flat, the concept of globalization happened in three eras. The first era occurred 1492 until 1800 with the age of exploration and discovery. Globalization 2.0 followed, lasting 1800-2000. It was characterized by the Industrial Revolution. The third era of globalization began in the year 2000, and occurs to this day (Friedman, year, p.8). But the real question is, what sparked the rise of globalization? The term is modern, but the concept is not.

The term globalization has been increasingly used since the mid-1980s and especially since the mid-1990s. To understand the features behind the word Globalization, we shall draw on the help of definitions provided to us:

At this point of time, globalization has grown to be a phenomenon that is significantly important economically, politically, and culturally. The amalgamation and incorporation of the world economy around the globe has reshaped business. Not only this, it has created "new social classes, different jobs, unimaginable wealth, and, occasionally, wretched poverty" (Kiggundu 2002, p. 4) by restructuring the lives of the individuals. For some, globalization is associated to modernism and contemporary practices. Others understand it as American domination (particularly those living in Asia). On the other hand, some people believe it to be the emasculation of America (Kiggundu 2002, p. 4).