Global Issues: An Introduction

Hite, Kristen A.

ISBN 10: 047065564X / ISBN 13: 9780470655641

Editore: Blackwell Pub, 2012

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR006859879

Riassunto:

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 developments
• Examines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life
• The 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 text
• Key features include a glossary of terms; guides to further reading, media, and Internet resources; and suggestions for discussing and studying the material

Informazioni sull'autore:

John L. Seitz is Professor Emeritus of Government at Wofford College. He earned a BA and MPA from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin. He has extensive first-hand experience of South Korea, Iran, Brazil, Liberia, and Pakistan and previous editions of his book have been used around the world, including translations into Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese.

Kristen A. Hite leads the Climate Change Program at the Center for International Environmental Law and teaches at the University of Maryland. She earned a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Global Issues: An Introduction
Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: quarta edizione