HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)

10.3: Historical Consequences of Global Development

• 10.3.1: Population Growth and Immigration

  • Anup Shah's "Stress on the Environment, Society, and Resources?"

    Read this article.

• 10.3.2: Economic Inequalities

  • Gresham College: Avinash Persaud's "Will the US Easily Relinquish Economic and Political Power to China and India in the 21st Century?"

    Listen to this lecture.

• 10.3.3: Technology, Information Flow, Development, and Globalization

  • The Nation: Kirkpatrick Sale's "Lessons from the Luddites"

    In this thought-provoking article, journalist and social commentator Kirkpatrick Sale addresses the place of technology and industrialization in the modern global society. Sale argues that technology is not neutral and can have a detrimental impact on society. Similarly, industrialization is a cataclysmic process that always leads to social turmoil and destruction. He argues that people have a moral responsibility to take a stand against mindless industrialization and challenge the assumptions of pro-technology and pro-industry advocates. In doing so, society will be able to ensure social stability, economic equality, and environmental reform.