Sociological Perspectives on Global Crises

Readings

• Patel, Raj and Jason W. Moore (2017) A History of the World in 7 Cheap Things. DeGruyter
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• Goldfrank, D. Goodman, and A. Szasz, Eds.) Greenwood Publishing, pp. 3-12
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). CH 1: Cheap Nature. A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. De Gruyter
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• Cecco, L. (17 Aug, 2025). “’Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to.” The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/new-canada-wildfires- locations?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other ↗
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• Brennan, R. (8 Aug, 2025). “’If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?” The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/09/great-barrier-reef- legal-rights-personhood?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other ↗
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). “CH 2: Cheap Money” A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. De Gruyter
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). “CH 3: Cheap Work” A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. De Gruyter
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). “CH 4: Cheap Care” A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. De Gruyter
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• Dorow, S. and M. Cassiano (2016) “The Socioeconomic Importance of Live-in Caregivers for the Community of Fort McMurray.” (Section 5, pp. 29-40) Live-in Caregivers in Fort McMurray https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/309c5698- 07fa-4841-871a-347efb294c4d ↗
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). “CH 5: Cheap Food” A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. De Gruyter
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• Shiva, V. & Mayer, A. (2023) “Unpacking the Green Revolution.” (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQ8nLomyVU ↗
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). “CH 6: Cheap Energy” A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. ~
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• Alliance, Greenwashing, Networks, and Narratives.” Change Paper, WATCH 22:42 – 32:55 doing background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzVqFuOXT9c research, etc.~ ↗
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). “CH 7: Cheap Lives” A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. De Gruyter
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• Wong, V. (2023) “On the Place of Racial Capitalism in China’s Northwestern Frontier” LPE Project (April 230) https://lpeproject.org/blog/on-the-place-of- racial-capitalism-in-chinas-northwestern-frontier/ ↗
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• Patel, R. and J.W. Moore (2017). “CH 8: Conclusion” A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. De Gruyter
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• Chomsky, Aviva (n.d.) Profits and the expense of workers and their communities. Visualizing the Americas. https://visualizingtheamericas.utm.utoronto.ca/labor-1 ↗
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• Connell, R. (2022). Putting Southern perspectives to work: Decolonizing social theory. In De-Centering Global Sociology (pp. 9-20). Routledge
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• Work, Care, Food, Energy, Lives)
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