02452nam a2200385 a 4500001001400000003000700014005001700021008004100038020001800079020001500097040000800112245013400120246003600254246001800290250001200308260004000320300002800360504004000388505127400428650001801702650002801720650003201748650001501780650003101795650002001826650001701846650002801863650001901891650002201910650002901932700001901961700002401980830001702004830004502021vtls000056264KUKTEM20251125093024.0111124t2012    nyu    f b    000 0 eng d  a9780078050244  a0078050243  aUMP00aTaking sides.pClashing views on global issues /cselected, edited and with introductions by James E. Harf and Mark Owen Lombardi30aClashing views on global issues30aGlobal issues  a7th ed.  aNew York, NY :bMcGraw-Hill,cc2012  axxxii, 383 p. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references0 aShould 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? 0aGlobalization 0aInternational relations 0aGlobal environmental change 0aPopulation 0aEmigration and immigration 0aPower resources 0aWorld health 0aSecurity, International 0aGlobal warming 0aHuman trafficking 0aNuclear nonproliferation1 aHarf, James E.1 aLombardi, Mark Owen 0aTaking sides 0aMcGraw-Hill contemporary learning series