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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780078050244 0078050243 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Globalization<br/>International relations<br/>Global environmental change<br/>Population<br/>Emigration and immigration<br/>Power resources<br/>World health<br/>Security, International<br/>Global warming<br/>Human trafficking<br/>Nuclear nonproliferation