Geography Reference
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14
CHAPTER
Globalization and the
Geography of Networks
Field Note
Happiness is in the Eye of the Beholder
Traveling through a rural village
in Andhra Pradesh, India,
we stopped to take in a
weekend morning mar-
ket. Women sold spices
stored in heaps of col-
ored fl akes; a man had
a chair set up and was
cutting a li t tle boy's hair;
a group of men sold rebar
from shops behind vegeta-
ble stands. I was used to see-
ing the colorful sarees and sa l war
kameez worn by Indian women. Then, an older
woman from one of India's scheduled tribes caught
my eye. I fi rst noticed her clothing. The colors were
as bright as any saree, but the silver, mirrors, and
beads adorning her dress stood out. I looked up
at her, our eyes connected, and then she smiled
(Fig. 14.1). I asked if I could take her picture, and she
nodded yes.
I think of her when I am teaching human
geography. Often, students in their fi rst college-
level geography class are excited at the end of the
semester to have learned so much about the world.
Some have had their eyes opened to the world for
the fi rst time as an adult. Others have fi nally under-
stood the roots of a confl ict they have only heard
about on television. And many feel overwhelmed.
Too much information. Too many people. Too little
they can do to help.
80°E
20°N
75°E
INDIA
85°E
15°N
Bay of
Bengal
Figure 14.1
Andhra Pradesh, India.
A member of a scheduled tribe in
India.
© Erin H. Fouberg.
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