Johnson, June, 1953-

Global issues, local arguments : argument readings for writing / June Johnson. - New York : Pearson Longman, 2007. - xxvi, 582 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Defining and exploring globalization -- Consumerism, free trade, and sweatshops -- Trading jobs : outsourcing and employment in a global economy -- Crossing borders : immigration -- Cultural rights : global tensions over media, technology, film, food, music, and sports -- Human rights : trafficking in women and children and forced child labor -- Environmental resources and rights : global conflicts over water and climate change -- Feeding global populations -- Spreading diseases in the global community.

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History, Modern--21st century--Sources.

320.6 / JOH