Publisher's note -- Introduction -- Historical timeline -- 1. Globalization nation: early history of globalization and origins of the American experiment (1607-1776) -- 2. Slavery in the old and new worlds: the Atlantic slave trade and African globalization (1500-1865) -- 3. Letting off steam: steam power and the beginnings of climate change (1690-1900) -- 4. To tariff or not to tariff: tariffs and the strategy of economic protectionism (1789-present) -- 5. An international calling plan: communications breakthroughs from the telegraph to the telephone (1830-1891) -- 6. Internationalism: globalization in the progressive era (1870s-1910) -- 7. The origins of flight: air travel from ancient China to Charles Lindbergh (1000 BCE-1939) -- 8. The world at war: the First World War in American culture (1914-1918) -- 9. The revolution will be broadcast: radio, television, and the foundations of the digital age (1865-present) -- 10. The world depressed: the armistice, the Great Depression, and the global economy (1929-1939) -- 11. The world goes back to war: America and the Second World War (1939-1945) -- 12. Global super government: the founding of the United Nations and global government (1941-1945) -- 13. One big bank the establishment of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (1933-1944) -- 14. A global medical system: the establishment of the World Health Organization (1948) -- 15. Collective defense the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the making of the modern military world (1949-present) --
16. Destroying the world: the Cold War and the nuclear arms race (1957-present) -- 17. Out in the big wide open: the space race and the chance for universal peace (1957-1975) -- 18. A series of tubes: the internet and the digital age (1962-present) -- 19. A shared world: global environmentalism and climate change (1971-present) -- 20. Global consumerism: the evolution of global consumerism (1940s-present) -- 21. Black gold: the fossil fuel industry (1950s-present) -- 22. Regionalism: the formation of regional associations (1980s-present) -- 23. The trade enigma: the history of the World Trade Organization (1940s-present) -- 24. The world workforce: outsourcing and the modern world of work (1980s-present) -- 25. The fear of extinction: the War on Terror and the spread of right-wing radicalism (2000s-present) -- 26. The anti-globalist paradox: the modern anti-globalist movement (2010s-present) -- 27. The poor world: globalization and poverty (2010s-present) -- 28. Critical mass: the Covid-19 crisis and globalization (2019-2020) -- 29. Conclusion: investing in the future -- Primary and secondary sources -- Glossary -- Historical snapshots -- Bibliography -- About the author

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