Schaeffer, Robert K. <br/><br/>
Understanding globalization  the social consequences of political, economic, and environmental change /  [electronic resource] : 
Robert K. Schaeffer 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Lanham, Md. :  Rowman & Littlefield Pub.,  c2009 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 319 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Globalizing production in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan -- Dollar devaluations -- Fighting inflation -- Debt crisis and globalization -- An age of migrations -- Dictatorship and democracy -- The rise of China -- The legacy of partition in India and Pakistan : 1947-1948 -- Partition in Palestine : 1948 -- Revolution and war in Iran and Iraq : 1978-1980 -- Revolution and war in Afghanistan -- The aftermath of 9/11 -- Global climate change 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access : Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742565197 (electronic bk.) 074256519X (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Globalization<br/>Social history--1945-<br/>World politics--1945-1989.<br/>Economic history--1945-<br/>Global environmental change