Updated 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.

This unprecedented book by one of Britain’s most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has... had in the Western world over the past 2,500 years.Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of Europe and America, John Burrow magnificently brings to life and explains the distinctive qualities found in the work of historians from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present, including Livy, Tacitus, Bede, Froissart, Clarendon, Gibbon, Macaulay, Michelet, Prescott and Parkman. The author sets out not to give us the history of academic discipline but a history of choices: the choice of pasts, and the ways they have been demarcated, investigated, presented and even sometimes learned from as they have changed according to political, religious, cultural, and (often most important) partisan and patriotic circumstances. Burrow aims, as well, to change our perceptions of the crucial turning points in the history of history, allowing the ideas that historians have had about both their own times and their founding civilizations to emerge with unexpected freshness.Burrow argues that looking at the history of history is one of the most interesting ways we have to understand the past. Certainly, this volume stands alone in its ambition, scale and fascination.

Global Issues, Third Edition is an introduction to many of the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern... life.Offers a unified perspective on a complex range of global issues in a variety of societies, both developed and developingIncludes new sections on foreign aid and development assistance, terrorism, the relationship between geography and wealth and poverty, food and the overweight, and the Millennium Development GoalsFeatures an updated and expanded section on climate change, as well as a new glossaryIllustrates key topics and issues with diagrams and photographsProvides guides to further reading, media, and internet resources, and suggestions for discussing and studying the material

Extensively revised and updated, the new Fourth Edition of Global Issues: An Introduction offers a unique approach to the most important environmental,... economic, social, and political concerns of modern life. Revised and updated to reflect the latest global developmentsExamines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern lifeThe only book of its kind to use the concept of development to illustrate how different global issues are interrelated Includes a new section on nuclear energy Chapter boxes examine ways that individuals can have a positive impact on the issues examined within the textKey features include a glossary of terms; guides to further reading, media, and Internet resources; and suggestions for discussing and studying the material

Global Issues in Contract Law is designed to allow the introduction of international, comparative, and transnational legal issues into the basic... Contracts course. It covers: status and scope of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) contract formation issues formal requirements ambiguity of contract terms parol evidence under domestic law and under the CISG battle of the forms irrevocable offers performance and breach comparative and CISG approaches to remedies Global Issues in Contract Law is designed to inform, never to overburden, the basic Contracts course. Carefully drafted problem and note materials and a teacher's manual make the book selfcontained, so that neither the student nor the instructor should feel the need to engage in extensive outside reading. The teacher's manual also includes detailed suggestions on how to use the materials and where to insert or substitute them in any of the leading Contracts casebooks

Global Issues in Criminal Law provides an introduction to issues arising in international and transnational crimes that give students a broader... perspective on a developing area of the law. The book also provides faculty and students with material from domestic and international sources. The first chapter provides an overview of the foundational issues in the prosecution of crimes that cross borders, such as securities fraud and the international sex trade, and that challenge legal institutions to respond to large cale violence, such as genocide and terrorism. The book builds on a number of subjects treated in the traditional criminal law class, such as mens rea, actus reus, accomplice and conspiratorial liability, and defenses, by analyzing three subjects of current interest: transnational crimes, terrorism, and genocide. Each of these chapters includes a detailed problem that can be used as the foundation for analyzing the cases and primary source material that includes U.S. and foreign statutes and treaties. The book is designed as a supplement to the general criminal law course offered in every law school while also being useful in advanced seminars and international law courses. The problems give the teacher the flexibility to include some or all of the materials provided, and each chapter can be taught easily in two or three sessions as a unit within a regular course. Any of the three substantive chapters can be assigned individually if a professor wants to insert a particular issue into a broader course. For courses and seminars that focus on international and transnational legal issues, the book can be the basis for a more complete study of how the criminal law is being applied today across borders and in international settings. The materials provide an opportunity to introduce students to problems that face both domestic and international communities and provide an opportunity for insight into issues that will face many criminal law practitioners, judges, an

Global Issues in Education bridges the discourse on globalization and education with international studies on race, class, gender, ethnicity, culture,... and multiculturalism. The contributors to this volume address educational challenges of post-colonial Ghana, the United Arab Emirates, the Caribbean, China, and Germany juxtaposed against Western education in the United Kingdom and the United States. They synthesize macrosociology with educational research, which provides readers with the background, core knowledge, and global focus that is needed to understand international issues, as well as deal with diversity in the classroom. Global Issues in Education also addresses the need for additional research that makes the connections between the geopolitical economy and education, and it does this with a focus on the link to culture, ethnicity, and education.

Global Issues in Freedom of Speech and Religion is a companion volume to existing texts and materials, designed to allow professors to introduce issues... of international and comparative law into courses in First Amendment, Law and Religion, Individual Rights, and other courses dealing with free speech and/or religious liberty. Case excerpts, helpful background materials and notes, a structure that mirrors U.S. constitutional jurisprudence, make these materials that globalize the law school curriculum understandable and accessible to students and to professors, who may not have taught comparative materials before.

Global Issues, Local Arguments: Readings for Writing features high-interest arguments on significant global issues and emphasizes their connection... to our lives–all the while developing critical thinking, rhetorical, analysis, synthesis, argumentation, and research skills.  

From 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. Designed as a core or supplemental text for international relations or global issues courses, it is the only text of its kind to put complex issues into comprehensive context, thereby explaining the growing economic, political, and culture interdependence visible in the headlines and students’ lives.

This lively collection of 12 contemporary articles covers core debates within the broad topic globalization and inspires students to think critically... and analytically about issues that impact their lives. This reader is distinguished by its particular focus on up-to-date policy concerns and legal implications of the topics discussed. Unlike more traditional readers, Global Issues exposes students to a journalistic approach to controversial sociological topics, inviting them to consider and debate the real-world relevance of course concepts.About CQ Researcher ReadersIn the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of Congressional Quarterly,CQ Researcher titles investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background as well as current analysis of the issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material:A Pro/Con box that examines two competing sides of a single questionA detailed chronology of key dates and eventsAn annotated bibliography and Web resourcesOutlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 yearsPhotos, charts, graphs, and maps

With an in-depth look at sixteen contemporary issues ranging from world peacekeeping to climate change, this proven reader asks important, timely... questions none with easy answers: Can India match China's economic growth? Is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obsolete? Should the United States scale back efforts to export democracy to the Middle East and elsewhere? To facilitate sound analysis, each chapter explores who the players are, what s at stake, why recognizing past and current developments is so crucial to the future, and includes the following special features: a pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single issue question; a detailed chronology; an annotated bibliography with web resources; plus photos, charts, graphs, and maps. The 2008 edition also features articles from the brand new CQ Global Researcher, which reports on global affairs from a multitude of international viewpoints.

Will Obama’s attempts at nuclear disarmament make the world safer? Is the economic recession leading to a new era of “deglobalization?” In this... updated reader, CQ Researcher reporters delve into sixteen contemporary policy issues compiling an in-depth look at today’s most important questions, ranging from the developing world and human rights to climate change and terrorism. Each thorough and balanced report identifies the key players, explores what’s at stake, and offers necessary background and insight to understand how past and current developments impact the future of each issue. Each chapter also includes the following special features to aid student learning and start classroom discussion: • pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single issue question; • detailed chronology; • annotated bibliography and Web resources; as well as • photos, charts, graphs, and maps.