Collects twenty-three essays from journals, magazines, nonfiction books, government documents, and other sources on the global climate change debate, covering economic and environmental impact, its affect on developing nations, and efforts undertaken to combat the problem.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book examines issues concerning the global food crisis and how it is effected by natural disasters, politics, and the world economy.

Presents a collection of essays that discuss a variety of points of view on the debate about immigration and illegal aliens.

Introduction to the institution of marriage in different global locations, cultures and social climates.

Examines important aspects about capital punishment of global significance. Includes black-and-white photographs and informative sidebars.

Contains over twenty articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to food, debating issues of food safety and regulation, food scarcity and security, human health and food safety, and food and the world economy.

Collects essays and primary sources, such as speeches and government documents, to examine views on the internet from countries around the world.

Examines views on women's rights from countries around the world, including India, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Peru, Indonesia, and others, discussing legal, reproductive, social, and economic rights.

Focuses on HIV/AIDS a controversial topic of worldwide importance and offers a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, including journals, magazines, newspapers, nonfiction books, speeches, government documents, organization newsletters, and position papers.

"Suicide: Global Suicide Trends; Policies to Address Suicide; Political, Social, and Economic Factors Contributing to Suicide; Suicide As an Act of Terrorism"--

Presents a collection of essays that discuss global topics pertaining to education, including barriers to education, educational reform, and the role of religion in schools.

"Genetic Engineering: Global Viewpoints examines current, often controversial, topics of worldwide interest and importance from a variety of international perspectives"--

Presents twelve articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on the topic of health care for teens. Discusses abortion, psychiatric care, and refusal of treatment for religious reasons. Includes a chronology, organizations to contact, and further reading.

Presents a collection of essays that debate various topics pertaining to workers' rights, including labor regulations, unions, workplace discrimination, and slave labor.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book examines mental illness in soldiers, Holocaust survivors, and survivors of natural disasters; mental illness and human rights; mental illness and substance abuse; and treatment of mental illness.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book examines the popularity of social networking, the uses of social networking, and the extent social networking helps authoritarian regimes and democratic movements.

A collection of over twenty writings from around the globe discussing issues related to birth control. Examines population growth, politics, social and religious factors, and economics. Includes a world map, discussion questions, and organizations to contact.

Examines the issue of disaster relief and natural disasters from a variety of international perspectives.

Presents a variety of opposing viewpoints on the topic of privacy. Includes a list of additional resources and organizations to contact.

Examines the issue of social justice and equality from a variety of international perspectives.

In an era defined by anxiety over global warming and the search for alternative fuel sources, nuclear power is rarely part of the conversation. It promises limitless power and a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Yet, it is by no means perfectly safe or clean, as Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima remind us. Even so, thirty countries are operating 444 reactors, accounting for almost 11 percent of the world s electricity...

Honor killings are acts of vengeance committed by male relatives against female relatives who have brought dishonor upon the family. This dishonor can include refusal to enter into an arranged marriage, being the victim of sexual assault, seeking a divorce, or having social or professional interactions outside the community. These crimes often go unpunished or lightly punished in cultures in which the practice is enshrined and are often reported...