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020			_a9780073515014
040			_cMANILA TYTANA COLLEGES LIBRARY
090			_aCIR D 860 T35 2007
245	0	0	_aTaking sides : _bclashing views in world politics / _cselected, edited, and with introductions by John T. Rourke.
250			_a12th ed.
260			_aDubuque, IA : _bMcGraw-Hill, _c2007.
300			_axxvi, 386 p. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aGlobalization -- Economic globalization a positive trend? -- Does globalization threaten cultural diversity? -- Will state sovereignty survive globalism? -- Regional and country issues -- Should the United States decrease its global presence? -- Should the United States continue to encourage a United Europe? -- Is Russian foreign policy taking an unsettling turn? -- Does a strict "One China" policy still make sense? -- Should North Korea's nuclear arms program evoke a hard-line response? -- Would it be an error to establish a Palestinian state? -- Was war with Iraq justified? -- Are strict sanctions of Cuba warranted? -- Economic issues. Is capitalism the best model for the global economy? -- Should the rich countries forgive all the debt owed by the poor countries? -- Issues about violence -- Is preemptive war an unacceptable doctrine? -- Is the war on terrorism succeeding? -- Is government-ordered assassination sometimes acceptable? -- International law and organization issues -- Is the United Nations fundamentally flawed? -- Should the United States ratify the international criminal court treaty? -- Is the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women worthy of support? -- People and environment -- Do environmentalists overstate their case? -- Are adequate preparations underway for a possible avian influenza pandemic? -- Are U.S. efforts to control global warming gas emissions adequate?
650		0	_aInternational relations _xPublic opinion.
650		0	_aWorld politics _y21st century _xPublic opinion.
700	1		_aRourke, John T.
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