What Citizens Need to Know about World Affairs
Description:... This volume provides a global perspective on topics such as geology, culture, population, food, environment and resources, but with emphasis on the current state of balance of power, political systems, human rights and the ramifications of the diversity of world technology, manufacturing and trading patterns. The first three parts of the book -- Global Perspectives, Global Dynamics and Global Decision Making - provide a basic structure for understanding the philosophies and concepts underlying major world affairs. The fourth part, Global Issues, contains information for understanding major world problems. The final part, Regions of the World, provides brief historical sketches as a background for understanding events as they happen in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. ISBN 0-89193-302-7 : $13.00.
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