This text for grad students and professional readers in business and other areas introduces major global issues, such as human rights, weapons proliferation, inequality, and the environment, and emphasizes how they're interconnected. Each chapter offers an overview of the subject, then profiles key figures and conceptual frameworks. Chapter discussion questions and further reading suggestions are included. Sections cover conflict and security, the global economy, development, the environment, and future prospects. Updated to reflect current events and conditions, this fifth edition contains a rewritten chapter on global security with case studies on terrorism, Libya, and the Japanese nuclear crisis, plus new material on the use of new technologies in human rights campaigns. The editors are affiliated with Wilmington College. Annotation ⓒ2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)