Global viewpoints

Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book examines different types of family violence in several different cultures.

Provides a collection of essays discussing human rights issues from around the world, focuses on its relationship to politics and minority populations, and describes the challenges to human rights. Includes a world map, discussion questions, an index, and sources for additional information.

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

Contains twenty-four articles that provide perspectives on abortion as it relates to religion, the law, sex selection, and sex education.

A collection of twenty-three essays that examines viewpoints on death and dying from around the world, discussing causes of death, end-of-life care, religion, and funeral practices.

Examines the important issue of population growth and how it has global significance in this anthology of essays. Includes sidebars and world maps.

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.

Collects twenty-eight articles that discuss various topics, including the negative consequences of the global war on drugs, the failure of drug prohibition strategies, environmental degradation due to drugs and eradication methods, alternative policies, and harm reduction strategies around the world.