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Title:

World at risk : a global issues sourcebook.

Publisher:

CQ Pressa division of Congressional Quarterly Inc.,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xii, 692 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

International relations.
World politics--1989-
Environmental policy.
Social history--21st century.

Other Authors:

CQ Press.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

AIDS / Tamara Schuyler -- Arms control / J. Peter Scoblic -- Biodiversity / Tim Allman -- Cultural preservation / Henry J. Rutz -- Deforestation / Tim Allman -- Development aid / Catherine Weaver -- Energy / Richard B. Norgaard -- Epidemics / Tamara Schuyler -- Ethnic and regional conflict / Murat Somer -- Fragile ecosystems / Chris Woodford -- Freshwater / Chris Woodford -- Genocide / Edward Kissi -- Global warming / Chris Woodford -- Health / David E. Bloom and David Canning -- Human rights / Daan Bronkhorst -- Hunger and food security / Suresh Babu -- Income inequality / James Heintz -- International criminal justice / Eric Stover -- International law / Bruce Cronin -- Labor and employment / Scott Martin -- Literacy and educational access / Anya Hogoboom -- Peacemaking and peacebuilding / Erin McCandless and Mary Hope Schwoebel -- Pollution / Chris Woodford -- Population / Ulla Larsen -- Refugees / Stephen C. Lubkemann -- Terrorism / David Leheny -- Urbanization / Chris Woodford -- War crimes / Timothy L. H. McCormack -- Women / Aili Tripp -- World Trade / Kar-yiu Wong.

ISBN:

9781568027074 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1568027079 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)48773650

LCCN:

2001008737

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)