Brook's Non-Western Perspective of Phenomenon of Globalization and Human Interdependency

Tasks
You will read the book Vermeer’s Hat. It is about the changes happening in the 1600. When reading the book, look at what the author is saying, but also look at how they are saying it.
You will then answer a series of questions I give you about the book. I have listed the questions below. You must answer the bolded part of each question. The rest is to get you to think about what the bolded part means. You can answer the entire thing if you wish, but answering the unbolded part without answering the bolded part is failing to answer the question.
Finally, you will write an essay about the answers you have for those questions. You are not going to just throw a series of answers on a page at me. You will construct an essay based upon your answers. I told you to answer the questions first because you will need to decide how they will interact in your essay.
Questions
What is the title of the book? What is the meaning of the title? A title wants to be catchy to attract the attention of a potential reader, but it also must provide some clue as to what the book is about, so consider how well the title does both of those things.
Who is the author? Where are they from? Where is their degree from? In what subject? What is their current university/job? How might that affect the way they approach the material? Understanding the education and employment of an author can help you evaluate how reliable and competent the author is; it is not 100% reliable but can provide some sort of quick indication of quality.
What year was the book published in? Who is the publisher? How might those affect the way the book is relevant in the present? I know you are not familiar with what kinds of books publishers tend to specialize in, but I want you to get used to considering that when trying to analyze a book. Also, authors write for the people of the time they write the book. The perspective of the author may or may not be still relevant when you read it later. Consider what changes have occurred since the book was published. This may not affect the way the book comes across, but it is something to be aware of.
What is the thesis of the book? Note that rarely will a book have a clearly stated thesis in one sentence, so you will need to decide what you think the thesis is based on the introduction. You will need to decide on what you think the thesis is, because it will affect how you read the book and dhow you interpret its effectiveness. Even if a book never says “The thesis is X, Y, and Z” you should have a decent idea by the time you finish the introduction.
For at least three chapters, answer the following:
What aspect of global interactions is discussed in the chapter? What piece of art is being used? What about the art is the focus of the author’s attention? How do they try to connect it to the type of global interaction discussed in the chapter?
What is the conclusion of the book? Does it tie back to the thesis? Does it connect the chapters of the book together?
What aspect of the book do you think was the strongest? What aspect was the weakest? I don’t want to know what you liked the best, or worse. I want you to tell me what you thought worked the best, or worse. If the author came to you to ask your advice on how to improve the book, what would you tell them to keep, and what to get rid of? This can be content, structure, arguments, writing style, anything.
After you come up with answers to these questions, you will need to write an essay to let me know your answers. DO NOT simply copy the questions and then provide the answers after. This will be an essay. When writing it, consider how the questions interact with each other, and which ones have close connections. Also, consider how much space the answer to each questions deserves in the essay. Some may require just a sentence or two, while others may require multiple paragraphs. You can look at the relative values in the rubric to guide you on how to allocate space to each one. At the simplest, you can structure the essay so that you check off each question in the order I gave them to you. I will admit that I arranged them in an order that makes sense structurally. So, you cannot go wrong doing that. But do not feel constrained by that order. If you think you can be more effective changing the order, feel free to – just make sure you do provide an answer to each question by the time you finish.
You will need the following parts to your essay
Introduction – The Introduction will discuss the general ideas for the paper. You need to explain what you are writing about. You can even start answering some fo the basic questions in the introduction. Your thesis will need to be how effective you think the book is.
Body Paragraphs – You will need at least one body paragraph, though seven to ten is more realistic (you are not limited to ten, though). Each paragraph should discuss one idea; this can mean you answer one question in it, or that you answer multiple questions that are connected somehow. You can spread the answer to a question over multiple paragraphs, but more than two on one question will be excessive.
Conclusion – This is a single paragraph at the end of the essay brings it to a close. Use this to briefly recap the main points of your essay. You can also use it to answer the last question if you have not done so beforehand.
Think about how aspects of the texts support each other. Being able to link paragraphs together will create a better essay; short, disjointed paragraphs that do not flow together make for a hard-to-read paper. But if one paragraph logically flows into the next, the essay reads better and is more cohesive. However, don’t be afraid to just skip to the next paragraph if you cannot find a good transition – it is better to get the information you want presented on the page than it is to find the perfect segue.
Style:
I do not want your name or any other non-essay information on the first page. You are to start the Introduction on the first line.
The Writing Assignment is 4-8 pages. You must reach the last line on page 4, but not go past the last line page 8. Part of the exercise is to teach you how to plan to work within the limits given, so 120-page monographs are not acceptable.
Use 12-point, Times New Roman font. The Word default is now 11-point Calibri, so you need to change that.
Double-space your text. This is generally the default, but make sure.
1-inch margins on all sides. The is the default for Word, so you should not need to change anything.
One Tab at the beginning of each paragraph.
When using an example, include the source you took it from. To do so, simply put the page number of the book in a bracket [ ] at the end of the sentence. For the art plates in the middle fo the book, use Plate #. So, [135] or [Plate5]. You are not using any other source for this assignment, so all I need is the page number. DO NOT include formal citations.