Taking sides.. Clashing views in world politics

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Rourke John T., 1945-
Published: McGraw-Hill,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 14th ed., expanded
Series: Taking sides
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xxx, 426 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780078049934
0078049938
Index Number: D5
CLC: D5
D815
Call Number: D5/T136/14th.ed.
Contents: Includes bibliographical references.
Is economic globalization a positive trend? -- Does globalization threaten cultural diversity? -- Does capitalism undermine democracy? -- Should the United States substantially limit its global involvement? -- Has Russia become undemocratic and antagonistic? -- Will China soon become a threatening superpower? -- Would it be an error to establish a Palestinian state? -- Should all foreign troops soon leave Iraq? -- Does Hugo Chávez threaten hemispheric stability and democracy? -- Is military intervention in Darfur justified? -- Is World Trade Organization membership beneficial? -- Do sovereign wealth funds threaten economic sovereignty? -- Is immigration an economic benefit to the host country? -- Is patient diplomacy the best approach to Iran's nuclear program? -- Should U.S. development of a missile defense system continue? -- Is UN peacekeeping seriously flawed? -- Is U.S. refusal to join the International Criminal Court wise? -- Has the U.S. detention and trial of accused foreign terrorists been legally unsound? -- Are warnings about global warming unduly alarmist? -- Should the United States ratify the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women? -- Is President Barack Obama's strategic nuclear arms control policy sound?