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100 1 _aPayne, Richard J.,
_d1949-
245 1 0 _aGlobal issues :
_bpolitics, economics, and culture /
_cRichard J. Payne.
250 _a4th ed.
264 _aBoston :
_bPearson,
_c©2013.
300 _axxvi, 325 p. :
_bcol. ill., col. maps ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aCh. 1. Global Issues: Challenges of Globalization -- Ch. 2. The Struggle for Primacy in a Global Society -- Ch. 3. Human Rights -- Ch. 4. Promoting Democracy -- Ch. 5. Global Terrorism -- Ch. 6. Weapons Proliferation -- Ch. 7. The Global Financial Crisis -- Ch. 8. Global Trade -- Ch. 9. Global Inequality and Poverty -- Ch. 10. Environmental Issues -- Ch. 11. Population and Migration -- Ch. 12. Global Crime -- Ch. 13. The Globalization of Disease -- Ch. 14. Cultural Clashes and Conflict Resolution.
520 _aFrom human rights and terrorism to climate change and pandemics, 'Global Issues' is a current and topical look at the forces driving globalization. This text focuses on global affairs that transcend state boundaries and are transforming the international system.
_bUpdated in its 4th edition, Global Issues is a current and topical look at the forces driving globalization. From democratization, human rights, and global finance to terrorism, pandemics, and climate change, this texts surveys global problems that transcend boundaries and are challenging the international system. This is the only text of its kind to place complex issues into comprehensive context and thus explain the growing political, economic, and cultural interdependence visible in the headlines and in readers' lives.
521 _aCAS
650 0 _aGlobalization
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650 0 _aWorld politics
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