TY - BOOK AU - Cruz, Frances Antoinette C., AU - Adiong, Nassef Manabilang, AU - Gamas, John Harvey D., AU - Capistrano, Archill NiƱa Faller, AU - Israel, Lorna Q., TI - The contemporary world SN - 9789719820437 [paperback] PY - 2024/// CY - Quezon City PB - C & E Publishing, Inc. KW - World history KW - Globalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: 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.; Adult ER -