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100			_a"Bradshaw, York W."
245		0	_aGlobal inequalities/ by York W.Bradshaw and Michael Wallace
260			_aThousand Oaks
260			_bPine Forge Press
260			_c1996
300			_a223p.
365			_dUSD
520			_aThis book offers students a general introduction to issue of the global distribution of wealth and power throughout the world today. The Second Edition has been revised and updated and examines a wide variety of topics, from global economic trends to ethnic conflicts, in four major regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The book provides a theoretical framework that helps readers understand the regions better. Every region has its unique features, but each also exhibits features that are common across regions, countries and cultures. The book: - Presents a global view of stratification in a theoretical framework, made accessible to undergraduate students by using an effective combination of academic works, lively stories and news reports - Helps to educate students about social and cultural differences across the world, outlining our growing global interdependence and explains how this is connected to contemporary social problems.
650			_aEconomic history
942			_cB _2ddc