Why do we idealize the rise to a state level society and subsequent conquering and exploitation of one another? Do you think we would be better off if we went back to a hunter-gatherer society where we live in balance with what nature provides? At a hunter-gatherer level, everyone is equal (remember that term egalitarian?) and resources are shared. What new diseases are products of globalization? Where can we see examples of agriculture destroying the environment in the United States historically? What does sustainable development mean? How much of the world’s population is currently living in poverty?
http://discovermagazine.com/1987/may/02-the-worst-mistake-in-the-history-of-the-human-race#.XMB5qF9r1pQ.link (Links to an external site.)
http://discovermagazine.com/1992/oct/thearrowofdiseas137#.XMB6EL6RRAc.link (Links to an external site.)
https://people.uwec.edu/degravjr/GEOG-ANTH%20351/Articles/Lappe-Collins-WhyCantPeopleFeedThemselves.pdf (Links to an external site.)- third 1/5 of class
Sick of Poverty.pdfActions –
http://web.mnstate.edu/robertsb/380/PriceOfProgress.pdf (Links to an external site.)
