Global viewpoints

Focuses on women's rights, a controversial topic of worldwide importance and also 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.

Focuses on gun control 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.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book examines trends in juvenile crime and punishment, risk factors for juvenile crime in various countries, and the juvenile justice system reforms that have been made.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book traces controversies on transnational adoption and the placing of children for adoption based on gender, race, and indigenous peoples.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book discusses the numerous approaches to defining, understanding, and remedying poverty.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book traces controversies on genetic engineering and crops, genetic engineering and disease, genetic engineering and animals, and genetic engineering in humans.

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book traces controversies on free speech, media freedom, and the right to due process.

A collection of essays exploring topics related to human trafficking around the world, discussing various social, economic, political, and health aspects of human trafficking.

Examines the important aspect of child soldiers of global significance. Includes black-and-white photographs, sidebars, table of contents and world maps.

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.