TY - BOOK AU - Cruz, Frances Antoinette C. AU - Adiong, Nassef Manabilang AU - Gamas, John Harvey D. AU - Capistrano, Archill NiƱa Faller AU - Israel, Lorna TI - The contemporary world SN - 978-9-71982-043-7 AV - D 421 C66 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - Quezon City PB - C & E Publishing, Inc. KW - HISTORY, MODERN KW - WORLD HISTORY KW - GLOBALIZATION N1 - Includes index; Foreword -- Chapter 1 : Globalization -- Chapter 2 : The global economy -- Chapter 3 : Market integration -- Chapter 4 : The global interstate system -- Chapter 5 : Global governance -- Chapter 6 : Global divides - the north and the south -- Chapter 7 : World of regions : Asian regionalism -- Chapter 8 : Global media cultures -- Chapter 9 : The globalization of religion -- Chapter 10 : The global city -- Chapter 11 : Global demography -- Chapter 12 : Global migration in the contemporary world -- Chapter 13 : Sustainable development -- Chapter 14 : Global food security -- Chapter 15 : Global security in the contemporary world -- Chapter 16 : An introduction to understanding violent extremism -- Chapter 17 : Localizing environmental initiatives in the Philippines : identifying issues, confronting challenges and innovations -- Chapter 18 : Global citizenship -- Doing research work on globalization -- Covid-19 in the Philippines -- Index -- The editors -- The contributors ER -