Table of Contents
Advanced Praise for the Book iii
Dedication xi
Acknowledgements xii
List of Maps and Figures xxii
Foreword by Sir Arthur C. Clarke xxxi
Chapters
1. The Wings of Freedom 1Voyage to Know Thyself 6
Americanization 7
Glocalization of America 10
The Four Pillars of Globalization 12
No One is in Charge 13
The Washington Consensus 16
Early Globalizers 19
The Military: Innovator and Globalizer 20
Responding to Globalization 22
International Experiment 30
A Religious America 33
Experiencing a Homeless Life 40
Educating America 43
World Traveler 45
True Learning is Painful 57
Adventurous Learners 61
International Understanding 64
4. Fidel Castro’s Freedom and Capitalism 67Liberty or Safety? 70
Games in Capitalism 74
Healthcare and Education 76
Inspiring Leader 78
The Closed Encounter of the Second Kind 80
Cuban-Americans in Florida 81
Castroika and Glocalization 89
Minnesota’s Connection 92
Policlinics and Healthcare 93
Plantation Agriculture 96
Glocalization: Russian, Chinese, and Cuban Ways 100
Daily Realities and Glocalization 110
Favelas Everywhere 110
Tequila Sunrise 116
Sustainable Development and Rio 120
Future of Brazilian Affairs 123
Global Politics of HIV and AIDS 130
Black, White, and Colored 138
Groot Constantia Wine Estate 140
Langa Black Township 143
Mandela’s Robben Island 147
African Renaissance 150
The Amish in America: Traditions vs. Modernity 158
The Maasai Paradox in Africa 160
Female Genital Mutilation 164
FGM: Values or Virtues? 168
Cultural Rights or Individual Rights? 171
Safari and Globalizing Culture 173
Glocalization of Culture and Freedom 176
Yuppie-ness in Indian Diaspora 181
Realities to Reflect 183
The Indian Diaspora and American Politics 187
India’s Beauty and Tragedy 193
The Politics and Economics of the Indian Future 198
Indian Americans: A New Source of Global Power 202
India’s Soft Powers 206
Nuclear Responsibility 210
The American Endgame: Good Morning, Nike! 222
Phil Knight: The Man Behind Nike 228
The Microcosm of a Nike Operation 230
America’s Gift to the World 234
Understanding the Genocide 244
Beauty and the Beast 245
Buddhist Kingdoms 248
Neighbors and Western Security 251
Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge 252
Buddhist Analysis of Genocide 256
A Taste of Freedom 268
Confucian Union of China 277
13. Nature of Homo Economicus vs. Politicus 281
Political Economy of the Colonies 286
Hong Kong: A Window to Global Capitalism 288
Macau: China’s “Sin City” 294
The Cost of Nurturing Human Nature 299
Peaceful Rise for a Harmonious Society 302
Is a Confucian Union Possible? 305
A Gift from Heaven 309
14. Spirit of Capitalism and Confucian Economics in South Korea 313Is Culture Destiny? 318
Confucian Economics and Asian Values 323
Family and Relationships Mattered 324
Education as Power 325
Government Came First 326
Cultural Foundation for Education and Governance 327
Americanized Korea: Market Economics and Democracy 329
Westernized: Confused or Confucian? 334
Korean Glocalization 336
Modernizing and Glocalizing Japan 345
Japanization of Buddhism 347
Glocalization of Buddhism 349
The Buddhist Capital of Koyasan 350
Learning from Buddhist Monks 353
Glocalizing Cultures 357
Uniting with Freedom 361
Americanization: A Melting Pot or a Salad Bowl? 364
The Tripod of American Experiment 367
American Globalization 369
All Politics are Local, Global – and, Glocal 372
Caribbean and Latin America 373
Africa 375
Asia 376
America’s Worldview from Within 379
Freedom for All 381
Afterword by Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, “Gandhi of Sri Lanka” 391
Selected Bibliography 393
About the Author 402