Studyguide for Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism by Robbins, Richard H., ISBN 9780205961054

**__Examines the development and impact of capitalist culture__** From its roots more than 500 years ago to the present day, capitalism expanded from Western Europe to the United States and then to much of the rest of the world. This expansion has not gone uncontested; resistance has been both direct and indirect, including political, religious, and social protest, and even revolution. How and why capitalist culture developed and the reasons why some groups resisted and continue to resist its development are among the issues explored in __Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism, 6/e.__ MySearchLab is a part of the Robbins program. Research and writing tools help students master basic writing skills. With MySearchLab, students can access various academic journals, census data, and Associated Press news feeds, broadening their views on important issues. **NOTE:** MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase the text with MySearchLab, order the package ISBN: **0205961053 / 9780205961054 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package** **Package consists of:** 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205917658 / 9780205917655 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 8 Preface 14 PART 1 Introduction: The Consumer, the Laborer, the Capitalist, and the Nation-State in the Society of Perpetual Growth 18 A Primer on Money: The Philosopher’s Stone 20 The Development of Commodity Money 22 The Shift from Commodity to Fiat or Debt Money 24 The Consequences of a System of Debt Money 25 Chapter 1 Constructing the Consumer 29 Remaking Consumption 31 Kinderculture in America: The Child as Consumer 40 Exporting the Consumer 48 Conclusion 51 Chapter 2 The Laborer in the Culture of Capitalism 52 A Primer on the Elements of Capitalism 53 The Construction and Anatomy of the Working Class 57 Conclusion 72 Chapter 3 The Rise and Fall of the Merchant, Industrialist, and Financier 74 The Era of the Global Trader 77 The Era of the Industrialist 91 The Era of the Corporation, the Multilateral Institution, and the Capital Speculator 100 The “Second Great Contraction” 109 Conclusion 114 Chapter 4 The Nation-State in the Culture of Capitalism 116 The Origin and History of the State 118 Constructing the Nation-State 121 Spin, Free Trade, and the Role of Energy in the Global Economy 130 Conclusion 141 PART 2 The Global Impact of the Culture of Capitalism: Introduction 144 A Primer on Market Externalities: Polanyi’s Paradox 146 Chapter 5 Population Growth, Migration, and Urbanization 150 The Malthusians Versus the Revisionists 152 Demographic Transition Theory 158 Population Growth in the Periphery 165 Conclusion 184 Chapter 6 Hunger, Poverty, and Economic Development 185 The Evolution of Food Production: From the Neolithic to the Neocaloric 186 The Politics of Hunger 193 Solutions and Adaptations to Poverty and Hunger 201 Conclusion 213 Chapter 7 Environment and Consumption 214 The Case of Sugar 219 The Story of Beef 223 The Impact of Production on the Environment: The Effects of Climate Change 230 Conclusion 236 Chapter 8 Health and Disease 237 A Primer on How to Die from an Infectious Disease 242 The Relationship between Culture and Disease 246 Aids and the Culture of Capitalism 255 Conclusion 263 Chapter 9 Indigenous Groups and Ethnic Conflict 265 The Fate of Indigenous Peoples 268 The Guaraní: The Economics of Ethnocide 276 Disadvantaged Majorities and Their Revenge 281 Conclusion 290 PART 3 Resistance and Rebellion: Introduction 292 A Primer on Terrorism 294 Chapter 10 Peasant Protest, Rebellion, and Resistance 299 Malaysia and the Weapons of the Weak 300 Kikuyu and the Mau Mau Rebellion 306 The Rebellion in Chiapas 316 Conclusion 322 Chapter 11 Anti-Systemic Protest 323 Protest as Anti-Systemic: The Two World Revolutions 324 The Protests of Labor: Coal Miners in Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania 328 Global Feminist Resistance 334 Conclusion 345 Chapter 12 Religion and Anti-Systemic Protest 346 Indigenous Religious Movements as Anti-Systemic Protest 348 The Global Challenge of Anti-Systemic Religious Protest 353 “Terror in the Mind of God” 362 Conclusion 368 Chapter 13 Solving Global Problems: Some Solutions and Courses of Action 370 The Central Dilemma of Growth 371 The Debt Strike 392 Conclusion 393 References 396 Name Index 409 A 409 B 409 C 409 D 410 E 410 F 410 G 410 H 411 I 411 J 411 K 411 L 412 M 412 N 412 O 412 P 413 R 413 S 413 T 414 V 414 W 414 Y 414 Z 414 Place and Culture Index 415 A 415 B 415 C 415 D 415 E 415 F 415 G 415 H 415 I 416 J 416 K 416 L 416 M 416 N 416 O 416 P 416 Q 416 R 416 S 416 T 417 U 417 V 417 W 417 Y 417 Z 417 Subject Index 418 A 418 B 418 C 419 D 420 E 420 F 421 G 421 H 422 I 422 J 422 K 422 L 423 M 423 N 424 O 424 P 424 Q 425 R 425 S 425 T 426 U 426 V 426 W 426 Y 427 Z 427 Explores the basics of social policy and program analysis, such as designing new programs or evaluating and improving existing ones. 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