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Ching, Frank – 1996
This booklet chronicles the emergence of Hong Kong through its stormy history and examines the current status as changes are underway with the return of Hong Kong to China. Maps and charts illustrate the text. Chapters include: (1) Prelude; (2) "The Tiananmen Massacre and Its Aftermath"; (3) "Transition Years: 1991-96"; (4)…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Chinese Culture, Diplomatic History, Foreign Countries
Download full textLongstreet, Wilma S., Ed. – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1988
This issue contains an introduction ("The Promise and Perplexity of Globalism," by W. Longstreet) and seven articles dedicated to exploring the meaning of global education for today's schools. "Global Education: An Overview" (J. Becker) develops possible definitions, identifies objectives and skills, and addresses questions and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Mische, Patricia; And Others – 1979
The five articles in this booklet focus on positive social, political, and economic responses to world problems. The first article, "Earthscape: Transitions Toward World Order," by Patricia Mische, outlines major biological, historical, and cultural transformations which the world has undergone since the beginnings of recorded history and…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Ecology, Futures (of Society)
Ockenden, Sandy – Teachergram, 1991
This material asks social studies students in Canada to recognize the implications of the lifestyles of citizens in developed countries, and the power that consumers have to create change for a better world, to be agents of positive development. Development is seen as a four faceted process. This model implies that development is an approach to…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Bureau of Public Affairs (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. – 1978
The booklet contains the text of eight selected documents on human rights. The documents are Excerpts from the UN Charter; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Civil Rights, Cooperation, Disadvantaged
Newcombe, Hanna – Peace Research Reviews, 1984
This bibliographic essay discusses peace research. There are four major sections. The first section discusses traditional peace research, i.e., research with relevance to world peace that was carried out before the term "peace research" became widely used. Emphasized are the disciplines of international relations, international…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Conflict
Lowenthal, Abraham F.; Fishlow, Albert – 1979
In order to provide a basis for improving United States policies toward Latin America in the 1980s, the document examines past U.S. policy and relations, evaluates recent U.S. approaches, and offers a reassessment of current U.S. interests in Latin America. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter I discusses social, economic, and political…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Democracy, Developing Nations
