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A Concise History of the World Since 1945
This lively synthesis of global history since the end of World War II offers a gripping account of an interdependent world and the challenges facing individuals in the 21st century. The narrative is arranged around two key tensions: the struggle between socialism and free-market capitalism and the interaction between cultural fragmentation and the competing integrative force of globalization. Considering the historical experience of Africa, Asia and Latin America as well as the West, it addresses the ever-expanding gulf between the developed North and developing South, and the environmental impact of development on the planet's delicate ecosystems. Authoritative and well-written, this is an ...
What are My Rights? (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)
Provides information to help the reader understand laws, recognize responsibilities, and appreciate rights especially in relation to parents, school, job, and personal matters.
America Hanging by a Thread
Baxtrom issues a call for true leaders to emerge, be decisive, and truthful in order to help turn things around for America and the world. (Social Issues)
Beyond Red and Blue
Why Americans do not divide neatly into red and blue or right and left but form coalitions across party lines on hot-button issues ranging from immigration to same-sex marriage. On any given night cable TV news will tell us how polarized American politics is: Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Canada. But in fact, writes Peter Wenz in Beyond Red and Blue, Americans do not divide neatly into two ideological camps of red/blue, Republican/Democrat, right/left. In real life, as Wenz shows, different ideologies can converge on certain issues; people from the right and left can support the same policy for different reasons. Thus, for example, libertarian-leaning Republicans can oppose t...
Do Children Have Rights?
Authors voice clashing opinions on the human and constitutional rights of minors in areas such as AIDS education, child labor, voting, and abortion.
Drug Legalization
Authors offer diverse opinions on prohibition as an effective strategy in the war on drugs, the liberalization of U.S. drug policies, and the legalization of marijuana use.
Gay Rights
Many assume that the modern gay rights movement in the United States began when gay and lesbian patrons of New York's Stonewall Inn rebelled against police harassment in 1969, inspiring impassioned activism in the 1970s. However, decades before that historic night, activists had been working to improve the status of homosexuals in America. This volume examines early gay rights efforts as well as the burgeoning gay liberation movement after Stonewall. Topics include gays in the military, lesbian-feminism, family issues, AIDS-related activism, hate crimes legislation and the battle over same-sex marriage.
Is Military Action Justified Against Nations that Support Terrorism?
Perhaps the most controversial issue surrounding terrorism is how governments should respond to it. The viewpoints in this volume discuss the United States' military intervention in Afghanistan, the Bush administration's case against Iraq, and the broader ethical issues involved in using military force to deter terrorism.
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