| Description |
1 online resource (391 p.) : ill., maps |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Africa's small arms trade : an infection of guns and chaos -- Argentina : from economic miracle to political meltdown -- Australia's illegal migration : an Australian dilemma or worldwide problem? -- Bangladesh : the democratic election of 2001 -- Children exploited : combating the commercial sexual exploitation of children -- China and ASEAN agree to free trade area but why? -- Cloning debate : the future is burdened by its past -- Cybercrime : is the Internet outside the law? -- Enron : how did this happen? -- European Union : advancements and delays in European integration -- Gibraltar : a thorn in the side of the EU -- International Criminal Court : accountability at last? -- Jamaica : gun battles in Kingston -- Japan : history and the textbook controversy -- Pakistan : partner against terrorism -- Philippines Rebellion : freedom fighting, banditry, or terrorism? -- Portugal at the forefront : the decriminalization of drugs in Europe -- Russia-NATO relations in the post-cold war world : rethinking the future of collective security -- South Africa : a slow economy delays some post-apartheid goals -- Turkey : women are granted equal rights -- Ukraine-a president stands accused : murder and politics -- War correspondents today -- Water wars : myth or reality? -- Women, peace, and security : United Nations Resolution 1325 -- World Bank and the IMF in developing countries : globalization and the crisis of legitimacy -- World Trade Organization : the technical side of globalization -- Zionism : a perspective on the Jewish-Israeli experience in the Arab-Israeli Conflict. |
| Summary |
Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today's headlines. Users are provided with historical background and analysis to events to give a greater understanding of the politics, players, and layers of current affairs. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
History, Modern -- 20th century.
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History, Modern -- 21st century.
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World history.
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World politics.
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| Added Author |
O'Meara, Meghan Appel.
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Matuszak, Nancy.
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Benson, Sonia.
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Gale (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Origins of conflicts worldwide |
| Other Form: |
Print version: History behind the headlines. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2001 0787649511 |
| ISBN |
9780787691592 (electronic book) |
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0787691593 (electronic book) |
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0787649511 (v. 1) |
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078764952X (v. 2) |
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0787649538 (v. 3) |
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0787649546 (v. 4) |
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0787659118 (v. 5) |
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0787659126 (v. 6) |
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