Taking sides.. Clashing views in world politics
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Published: |
McGraw-Hill,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 14th ed., expanded |
Series: |
Taking sides |
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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? |