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Book Club to Discuss Angle of Repose
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Posted Wed, July 02 2008

Davey Café Closed Until Mid-August
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Posted Fri, June 27 2008

Faculty Staff Book Club to Meet June 19
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Posted Mon, June 09 2008

Good Summer Reads Now Available
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Global Learning Community - Week 7

Should you wish to borrow any of these books, please email us at library@pacific.edu and we will pull the book, check it out to you, and deliver it to your dorm. We will deliver Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Please provide:

Your name

Your 988#

Your dorm address

NOTE: The due date will be stamped in the back of the book. You will be responsible for returning the book to the library by that date or renewing it online at http://library.pacific.edu/ or in-person at the library.

Week 7 Recommendations

Female Genital Cutting: Cultural Conflict in the Global Community
- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 91.5 million girls and women are currently living with the consequences of female genital cutting and that 3 million additional girls may undergo these procedures every year. In this electronic book, Elizabeth Boyle outlines the practice of female genital cutting, providing its history and cultural context. Furthermore, Boyle delves into how the health and human rights organizations have framed this issue and how that has influenced local, national, and international responses.
- Access through ebrary
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

In this book, Naomi Klein investigates how shock therapy has been used by politicians, after catastrophic events, to pass economic legislation that would never have been entertained during more peaceful times. Klein exposes important issues about the “War on Terror,” the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the December 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Call Number: HB95 .K54 2007
Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon

Race, Place and Globalization: Youth Cultures in a Changing World
- This book explores how young English people are responding to social, economic, and cultural changes. Does race matter to youth anymore? What about color and ethnicity? How does these identities intersect and inform beliefs in an increasingly global world?
- Access through ebrary
- Call Number: HQ796 .N3677 2003
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
Media, Sex, Violence, and Drugs in the Global Village
- In this book, media and its presentation of themes, like sex, drugs, and violence are explored. How have media (e.g. television, movies, satellite radio, and the Internet) influenced audience behavior and culture? These essays provide insight as to how Western media is being consumed across the world.
- Call Number: HM1206 .M43 2001
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
A Global History of Indigenous Peoples: Struggle and Survival
- In this book, the history of indigenous or native peoples is examined. According to Dr. Bodley of Washington State University, it considers indigenous peoples as “active players in global history, not mere footnotes to the story of the European colonialism.” The book covers societies affected by European expansion and cultures impacted by non-European economic and military expansion.
- Call Number: GN380 .C63 2004
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon