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Frontlist Talking Points Ebook Pub Date: September 2017
Legal Issues across the Globe Print Pub Date: September 2017
Teaching Points
Global studies is a growing focus at both the
collegiate level and at select K-12 institutions
(such as International Baccalaureate schools), and
teachers are seeking to infuse global content into
their lessons.
Common links among global studies curricula are
an interdisciplinary approach, a focus on global
issues, and the cultivation of cross-cultural
awareness.
Twenty-first-century jobs require employees who
can successfully operate in a globalized and
multicultural economy.
At a Glance
Legal Issues across the Globe is a new academic
series, with one volume published annually
Print Price: $315. Ebook Price: $346.50
Volume One; 448 total pages
Full color; 6 chapters, with 72 country essays
60 photos, 17 charts/graphs/maps
Print ISBN: 978-1-4103-3840-2
Ebook ISBN:978-1-4103-3841-9
Market Needs
In recent years, educators as well as employers have cited the importance of embracing diversity and
developing a global perspective. At the collegiate level, this aim is manifested in the increase in global
studies offerings. These programs are often constructed by pulling in courses from a variety of disciplines,
or they may require a focus on a particular world region (e.g., Latin American studies). Legal Issues
across the Globe offers instructors an example of how to infuse global content into topic-based study while
also allowing them to pick and choose country essays across topics to fit into area-studies classes.
Legal Issues across the Globe fills a need for global content. While every chapter includes an entry on the
United States, the preponderance of material, around 85 percent, is international in scope.
Legal Issues across the Globe examines how today’s hot-button issues are being addressed within the
legal systems of various countries and explores the historical and cultural forces behind the diversity of
legal approaches. It is unique in being an accessible and interesting undergraduate law resource; most
competitors in the field are technical volumes targeted at law students.
In terms of global topic discussion, Legal Issues across the Globe differentiates itself by being an
academic, rather than K-12, product that boasts detailed, authoritative essays along with unmatched
breadth of countries covered. In addition, the yearly publication schedule of volumes in the series allows
for timely coverage of topics and the ability to update previously covered issues, a feature that one-off or
edition-style publications cannot match.
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