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Global
Issues in Context offers current,
international news and perspectives on the most
talked about, debated and studied issues and events
in world hot spots. Going beyond a "pro and con"
database, Global Issues in Context
ties together a variety of sources, including
trusted reference content that provides background
and context, to present a rich analysis of issues –
social, political, military, economic,
environmental, science-related, health-related and
cultural.
Global Issues in Context
focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide,
terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine,
globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation,
and global warming, as well as more specific events
and topics in the news that are related to these
broader issues, such as genocide in Darfur, product
safety of Chinese imports, sectarian violence in
Iraq, changing weather patterns across the globe,
and disaster recovery in Indonesia and New Orleans.
It also includes detailed information on nations to
provide a foundation for cross-cultural studies and,
international periodicals and news sources that
bring additional insight and currency.
Global Issues in Context includes a
variety of sources and media formats:
*Overviews summarizing background
information, historical context, contemporary
stances, and the impact of each of the issues
and news events featured.
*Expert Perspectives analyzing an issue or
event through multiple aspects, for example,
cultural, religious, political, social,
economic, scientific or health related.
*More than 250 issue portals containing topic
overviews, global perspectives, statistics, podcasts
and more - 10 portals are added monthly!
List of Issue Portals [doc,
84 KB]
*More than 190 country portals that contain
country and cultural information, statistics, maps,
flags, images, podcasts and more List of Country
Portals [doc,
115 KB]
*Reference documents providing background
information on all issues and nations. Reference
Title List [doc,
73 KB]
*Full-text international Magazines, Academic
Journals, and News Sources. Periodicals
Title List [doc,
133 KB]
*Primary Sources, such as legislation and court
proceedings List of Primary Sources [doc,
81 KB]
*Statistics, including interactive graphs,
tables, and charts
*Such Multimedia elements as images, podcasts,
and audio List of Audio Sources [doc,
61 KB]
*Links to Web sites, including government sites
and organizations
*Tools
such as a curriculum standards search, Lexiles reading
scores for periodicals, a translation feature, research
tools, a link to Discovery
Education's streaming, and a vast digital media
library
For help using Global Issues in
Context, use the "help" link on the top menu of
the database. You may also view
Search Tips (PDF) and a
Global Issues In Context Guided Tour
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