FEM 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Manuel Castells, Anthony Giddens, Canada Day
19 Jan 2017
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Capitalism: economic system characterized by private property and wage labour. Owners of the means of production (bourgeoisie) employ those who need to sell their labour (proletariat) power to live. Worldwide integration of government, policies, cultures, social movements, media and technology and financial markets through trade and exchange of ideas. Touches all crucial aspects of the world that we live in. Take what marx says and tweak it a little bit. More complex understanding of capitalism: *capitalism definition from above. Kings, dukes and lords are the ones in power during: core, semi-periphery, periphery regions feudalism. Manuel castells: creation of a network society, skype for example (micro example) 1648 treaty of westphalia: countries start to emerge, nation-state meaning the nation and the state or government that governs it, canada day birth of the canadian nation-state. Huge changes to the role of nation-states in terms of : 1.
