Global Social Issues : An Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9780765682932
Platform/Publisher: EBSCO eBooks / M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: limited; Download: limited
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services;

This landmark reference is a comprehensive, one-stop, interdisciplinary resource that examines current, critical social issues in historical and global contexts. Nearly 150 in-depth, balanced, and thought-provoking articles cover a broad range of critically important topics: the environment, health, science, the media, ethnic conflicts, poverty, and immigration, to name just a few. Each original, signed article provides historical context as well as a thorough discussion and analysis of contemporary issues facing today's interconnected world.

James Ciment holds a B.A. in English literature from the University of California at Los Angeles & a Ph.D. from City University of New York, Graduate Center. He has written & edited a number of books on American & world history. He lives in New York City.

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