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February 7, 2000                            

Growing Problems of U.S. Globalization Explored in Lawrence University
Lecture 


     APPLETON, WIS. -- The protests in Seattle at last November's World
Trade Organization meetings are likely to become more common in the
coming century as U.S. globalization is increasingly viewed as a culture
and political threat by other nations says a Cornell University
historian.
     Walter LaFeber, the Noll Professor of American History at Cornell,
presents "New Global Capitalism and its Challenge to America's
Hegemony," Monday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in Lawrence University's Main Hall,
Room 109.  The address is part of Lawrence's six-part lecture series
"Another American Century?," which examines issues facing the United
States in the 21st century.  The event is free and open to the public.          
     While globalization is not a new phenomenon, LaFeber argues the
sheer volume and instantaneous nature of capital and cultural influence
exported distinctly distinguishes today's globalization from its early
1900s counterpart.  In his address, LaFeber will discuss how modern
globalization has become more than just an economic process and the
critical role "political confrontations" will play in that process.   
     LaFeber has written on foreign policy issues for numerous
publications, including The New York Times, Boston Globe and Atlantic
Monthly and is the author of nearly 20 books.  His most recent, "Michael
Jordan and the New Global Capitalism" was released last year.
     A member of the Cornell history department faculty since 1959,
LaFeber earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin.