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000348514 020__ $$a9780078139468 (pbk.)
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000348514 24500 $$aTaking sides.$$pClashing views on global issues /$$cselected, edited, and with introductions by James E. Harf and Mark Owen Lombardi.
000348514 24630 $$aClashing views on global issues
000348514 24630 $$aGlobal issues
000348514 250__ $$a6th ed.
000348514 260__ $$aNew York :$$bMcGraw-Hill,$$cc2010.
000348514 300__ $$axxviii, 396 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm.
000348514 4901_ $$aMcGraw-Hill contemporary learning series
000348514 4901_ $$aTaking sides
000348514 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references.
000348514 5052_ $$aGlobal population: Are declining growth rates rather than rapid population growth today's major global population problem?; Should the international community refocus on programs to help developing countries curb population growth?; Is global aging in the developed world a major problem?; Does global urbanization lead primarily to undesirable consequences -- Global resources and the environment: Do environmentalists overstate their case?; Should the world continue to rely on oil as a major source of energy?; Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future?; Is the threat of global warming real?; Is the threat of a global water shortage real? -- Expanding global forces and movements: Can the global community "win" the drug war?; Is the international community adequately prepared to address global health pandemics?; Do adequate strategies exist to combat human trafficking?; Is globalization a positive development for the world community?; Is the world a victim of American cultural imperialism?; Is the global economic crisis an failure of capitalism? -- The new global security dilemma: Are we in a new cold war?; Are we headed toward a nuclear 9/11?; Is religious and cultural extremism a global security threat?; Is a nuclear Iran a global security threat?; Will China be the next superpower?
000348514 520__ $$a[This] is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in global policy. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading environmentalists, scientists, and policy makers, reflect a opposing positions and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. For each issue, the editor provides a concise introduction and postscript summary. The introduction sets the stage for the debate as it is argued in the "yes" and "no" readings, and the postscript briefly reviews the opposing opinions and suggests additional readings on the controversial issue under discussion. -Back cover.
000348514 650_0 $$aGlobalization.
000348514 650_0 $$aInternational relations.
000348514 650_0 $$aGlobal environmental change.
000348514 650_0 $$aPopulation.
000348514 650_0 $$aEmigration and immigration.
000348514 650_0 $$aHeavy oil as fuel.
000348514 650_0 $$aPower resources.
000348514 650_0 $$aGlobal warming.
000348514 650_0 $$aHuman trafficking.
000348514 650_0 $$aNuclear nonproliferation.
000348514 650_0 $$aDrug control$$xInternational cooperation.
000348514 650_0 $$aEpidemics$$xControl.
000348514 650_0 $$aAvian influenza.
000348514 650_0 $$aDebates and debating.
000348514 7001_ $$aHarf, James E.
000348514 7001_ $$aLombardi, Mark Owen.
000348514 830_0 $$aMcGraw-Hill contemporary learning series.
000348514 830_0 $$aTaking sides.
000348514 85200 $$bgen$$hJZ1318$$i.T34$$i2010
000348514 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:348514$$pGLOBAL_SET
000348514 980__ $$aBIB
000348514 980__ $$aBOOK