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Now reorganized and updated throughout, the fifth edition of this well-regarded introductory global issues text continues to reflect the most important aspects of an increasingly globalized world.* Reorganized into more accessible chapters better suited to semester-long courses, with new sections covering development, climate change, pollution, and governance* The only survey-level text in the field to unite the perspectives of geography, political science, sociology, ecology, international relations, economics, and development studies* Moves beyond the international to be truly global in…mehr

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Now reorganized and updated throughout, the fifth edition of this well-regarded introductory global issues text continues to reflect the most important aspects of an increasingly globalized world.* Reorganized into more accessible chapters better suited to semester-long courses, with new sections covering development, climate change, pollution, and governance* The only survey-level text in the field to unite the perspectives of geography, political science, sociology, ecology, international relations, economics, and development studies* Moves beyond the international to be truly global in focus, with coverage of topics such as wealth and poverty, population, food, energy, natural resources, and technology* Incorporates new case studies and examples, including the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the effects of changing water supply on migration, natural gas fracking, and smart grid technology* Offers a dynamic and accessible narrative with many student-friendly features, such as chapter boxes, a glossary of terms, guides to further reading, media and Internet resourcesDiscover up-to-date related news articles for inspiring discussion and research at https://www.facebook.com/GlobalIssuesHiteSeitz.
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With every new edition and especially with this 5th edition, Global Issues improves as a fundamental resource for students of global development, economics, politics, environmental science, and geography. The language is clear and straightforward. The authors address the key issues in a comprehensive and balanced manner. The text is organized as it should be, addressing in turn the interlinked challenges of population, wealth and poverty, food, energy, climate change, the environment, technology, and alternative futures, and grounding them with up-to-date data. The text provides students with the solid background they need to explore global issues in all their daunting complexity.Scott Anderson, State University of New York at CortlandAs a global citizen and educator, I welcome the new edition of Global Issues. This book by Kristen Hite and John Seitz is a wonderful interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview for all of us who work on issues which span national borders - population, poverty, energy, food, and climate change.Tony La Viña , Dean of the School of Government at Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines