Taking sides
Subtitle: Clashing views on global issues
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by James E. Harf and Mark Owen Lombardi
Edition: 6th ed.
Series: McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series; Taking sides; McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series; Taking sides
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780078139468
Subjects: Globalization; International relations; Global environmental change; Population; Emigration and immigration; Heavy oil as fuel; Power resources; Global warming; Human trafficking; Nuclear nonproliferation; Drug control; International cooperation; Epidemics; Control; Avian influenza; Debates and debating; Mondialisation; Relations internationales; Changement global (Environnement); Émigration et immigration; Pétrole lourd (Combustible); Ressources énergétiques; Réchauffement de la Terre; Traite des êtres humains; Non-prolifération nucléaire; Lutte antidrogue; Coopération internationale; Grippe aviaire; Débats et controverses; Globalism; Migrations (events); Immigration; Migration period (Medieval culture or period); Emigration; Energy resources; Debates
Other titles: Clashing views on global issues; Global issues
Description: [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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Unit 1: Global population; title: Are declining growth rates rather than rapid population growth today's major global population problem?; title: Should the international community refocus on programs to help developiing countries curb population growth?; title: Is global aging in the developed world a major problem?; title: Does global urbanization lead primarily to undesirable consequences; title: Unit 2: Global resources and the environment; title: Do environmentalists overstate their case?; title: Should the world continue to rely on oil as a major source of energy?; title: Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future?; title: Is the threat of global warming real?; title: Is the threat of a global water shortage real?; title: Unit 3: Expanding global forces and movements; title: Can the global community "win" the drug war?; title: Is the international community adequately prepared to address global health pandemics?; title: Do adequate strategies exist to combat human trafficking?; title: Is globalization a positive development for the world community?; title: Is the world a victim of American cultural imperialism?; title: Is the global economic crisis an failure of capitalism?; title: Unit 4: The new global security dilemma; title: Are we in a new cold war?; title: Are we headed toward a nuclear 9/11?; title: Is religious and cultural extremism a global security threat?; title: Is a nuclear Iran a global security threat?; title: Will China be the next superpower?