Welcome to Globalisation Then & Now (ECHS102) module! This module provides an alternative approach to understanding globalisation arguing that it is an historical process and not a relatively new phenomenon. The course is located within the discipline of Economic History and Development Studies and will thus analyse key phases in the evolution of global history critically at how the progression of human development overtime has contributed to broader societal advancement through the discovery of new and constantly improving technologies on the one hand, but has been a highly uneven process characterised by the unequal distribution of power, violence, discrimination and oppression on the other. In essence it provides a historical response to contemporary questions surrounding issues of underdevelopment and global inequality.