Book description
Extensively revised and updated, the new Fourth Edition of
Global Issues: An Introduction
offers a unique approach to the most important environmental, economic,
social, and political concerns of modern life.
- Revised and updated to reflect the latest global developments
- Examines the most important environmental, economic, social, and
political concerns of modern life
- The only book of its kind to use the concept of development to
illustrate how different global issues are interrelated
- Includes a new section on nuclear energy
- Chapter boxes examine ways that individuals can have a positive
impact on the issues examined within the text
- Key features include a glossary of terms; guides to further
reading, media, and Internet resources; and suggestions for
discussing and studying the material
John L. Seitz is Professor Emeritus of Government at Wofford
College. He earned a BA and MPA from the Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and a PhD in political
science from the University of Wisconsin. He has extensive first-hand
experience of South Korea, Iran, Brazil, Liberia, and Pakistan and
previous editions of his book have been used around the world,
including translations into Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese.
Kristen A.
Hite leads the Climate Change Program at the Center for
International Environmental Law and teaches at the University of
Maryland. She earned a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
