Taking sides. Clashing views on global issues /
Taking sides. Clashing views on global issues /
Clashing views on global issues Global issues
selected, edited and with introductions by James E. Harf and Mark Owen Lombardi
- 7th ed.
- New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2012
- xxxii, 383 p. ; 24 cm.
- Taking sides McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series .
Includes bibliographical references
Should the international community continue to focus on programs to help developing countries curb population growth? -- Is global aging a major problem? -- Does global urbanization lead primarily to undesirable consequences? -- Should environmentalists continue to be alarmists? -- Should the world continue to rely on oil as the major source of energy? -- Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future? -- Is the threat of global warming real? -- Can the global community successfully confront the global water shortage? -- 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 the international community making progress in addressing natural disasters? -- Is the global economic crisis a failure of capitalism? -- Is social media becoming the most powerful force in global politics? -- Are we headed for 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? -- Have al-Qaeda and its jihad against the United States been defeated? -- Is the Middle East undergoing a democratic revolution?
9780078050244 0078050243
Globalization
International relations
Global environmental change
Population
Emigration and immigration
Power resources
World health
Security, International
Global warming
Human trafficking
Nuclear nonproliferation
Includes bibliographical references
Should the international community continue to focus on programs to help developing countries curb population growth? -- Is global aging a major problem? -- Does global urbanization lead primarily to undesirable consequences? -- Should environmentalists continue to be alarmists? -- Should the world continue to rely on oil as the major source of energy? -- Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future? -- Is the threat of global warming real? -- Can the global community successfully confront the global water shortage? -- 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 the international community making progress in addressing natural disasters? -- Is the global economic crisis a failure of capitalism? -- Is social media becoming the most powerful force in global politics? -- Are we headed for 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? -- Have al-Qaeda and its jihad against the United States been defeated? -- Is the Middle East undergoing a democratic revolution?
9780078050244 0078050243
Globalization
International relations
Global environmental change
Population
Emigration and immigration
Power resources
World health
Security, International
Global warming
Human trafficking
Nuclear nonproliferation