1. Do liquids dissolve structures blocking their path, or do they merely circumnavigate them?
2. Discuss the impact of increased liquidity on hierarchical social structures.
3. Compare the current "global age" to previous periods which have been said to be associated with globalization.
4. Is globalization simply another name for processes such as imperialism,colonialism,development, and Americanization? Examine the similarities and differences among these processes.
5. Trace the shifting definitions of imperialism. Is it relevant as an analytical tool for the current global age?
6. Is Americanization a relevant concept? What particular aspect of it is most relevant today?
7. What is anti-Americanism? Has it increased or declined over the years?
8. What are the positive developments that emerged from the neo-liberal perspective? Discuss the reasons for the popularity of this perspective in various academic, policy, and business spheres.
9. Examine Polanyi's critique of neo-liberalism. Hows does it differ from later neo-Marxist critiques implied in the work of Sklair or Hardt and Negri?
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