2018-2019 Comprehensive Catalog

GLOBAL STUDIES

THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD: 1945 TO THE PRESENT

THE HUMAN STORY OF OUR PLANET’S RECENT HISTORY. AN ACCESSIBLE GUIDE TO THE MODERN WORLD’S TRANSFORMATIONS.

Globalization brings new avenues for growth but also new sources of conflict.

Text-Dependent Questions Test Comprehension – Vocabulary Words Enhance Reading

Since the end of World War II, the world has transformed itself. The dismantling of European empires after the war led to decolonization, and the realignment of WWII allies led to conflict between superpowers. As the Cold War heated up, two ideologies – capitalism and communism – shaped daily life and international affairs.

9 VOLUME SET © 2017

Set ISBN ..........978-1-4222-3634-5 Hardcover Set Price ...........$287.37 $215.55 (S&L) Hardcover List Price ..............31.93   23.95 (S&L) Multi-User eBook List Price ...39.93   29.95 (S&L)

Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 7 x 9 • 64 pages Grade Level: 7-12

Culture and Customs in a Connected  World .................................................-3635-2 -8279-3 Education, Poverty, and Inequality........... -3636-9 -8280-9 Food, Population, and the Environment....-3637-6 -8281-6 Governance and the Quest for Security....-3638-3 -8282-3 Health and Medicine ...............................-3639-0 -8283-0 Migration and Refugees ......................... -3640-6 -8284-7 Science and Technology .........................-3641-3 -8285-4 Trade, Economic Life and Globalization .... -3642-0 -8286-1 Women, Minorities, and Changing  Social Structures ............................... -3643-7 -8287-8 HBK ISBN E-ISBN

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