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04020aam a2200517Ia 4500 001 AE759180F69E11E78A00251D97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180111010238 008 030808t20042004ctua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780072880779 020 $a 0072880775 035 $a (OCoLC)52814870 040 $a YBM $c YBM $d OCLCQ $d XY4 $d OCLCQ $d BAKER $d LVB $d DEBBG $d TULIB $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 050 4 $a JZ1318 $b .T34 2004 082 04 $a 303 245 00 $a Taking sides. $p Clashing views on controversial global issues / $c selected, edited, and with introductions by James E. Harf and Mark Owen Lombardi. 246 30 $a Clashing views on controversial global issues 246 30 $a Global issues 250 $a Second edition. 264 1 $a Guilford, Conn. : $b Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, $c [2004] 300 $a xxi, 404 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $a Is world population growth out of control? -- Should the international community attempt to curb population growth in the developing world? -- Does population growth significantly harm the Earth's quality of life? -- Will declining population growth rates in the developed world lead to major problems? -- Is environmental degradation worsening? -- Should the world continue to rely on oil as a major source of energy? -- Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future? -- Is global environmental stress caused primarily by increased resource consumption rather than population growth? -- Is the earth getting warmer? -- 505 80 $a Is the threat of a global water shortage real? -- Is the global community responding well to the plight of refugees and displaced persons? -- Should immigration to the United States and other developed countries be curtailed? -- Is there a global brain drain? -- Is globalization a positive development for the world community? -- Will the digital/computer world lead to greater individual freedom? -- Is the globalization of American culture a positive development? -- Is biological and chemical terrorism the next grave threat to the world community? -- Is a nuclear terrorist attack on America likely? -- 505 80 $a Is there a military solution to terrorism? -- Are civil liberties likely to be compromised in the war against terrorism? -- Are cultural and ethnic conflicts the defining dimensions of twenty-first century war? 520 $a The Taking Sides series is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to current global controversies and world issues. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading political scientists, social commentators, and experts in the field, reflect a variety of viewpoints, and are presented in pro/con format. Dushkin Online is a student Web site designed to support Taking Sides titles. (www.dushkin.com/online/) 650 0 $a Globalization. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99010179 650 0 $a International relations. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067435 650 0 $a Global environmental change. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96001848 650 0 $a Population. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104910 650 6 $a Mondialisation. 650 6 $a Relations internationales. 650 6 $a Changement global (Environnement) 650 6 $a Population. 650 07 $a Weltpolitik. $2 swd 650 7 $a Global environmental change. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00943478 650 7 $a Globalization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00943532 650 7 $a International relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00977053 650 7 $a Population. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01071476 655 7 $a Aufsatzsammlung. $2 swd 655 4 $a Aufsatzsammlung. 700 1 $a Harf, James E. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78088044 700 1 $a Lombardi, Mark Owen. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96000137 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180111055715.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AE759180F69E11E78A00251D97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search