Books written by Gary Wiener

  • Refugees Throughout History: Searching for Safety
    Refugees Throughout History: Searching for Safety

    Refugee issues are often in the news, and this volume presents readers with the facts they need to think critically about this topic.

  • The Capitol Riot: Fragile Democracy
    The Capitol Riot: Fragile Democracy

    The viewpoints in this volume explore how and why this astonishing violation happened, who and what is ultimately responsible for the insurrection, and what it means for the future of democracy and the United States.

  • Readings on Gulliver's Travels

    This book includes twenty critical essays on "Gulliver's Travels" and a biography of Jonathan Swift.

  • Child Labor
    Child Labor

    Readers will learn about children who work in coal mines, the sex trade, agriculture, and other industries. Essential essays share information regarding the responsibility of corporations to stop child labor.

  • The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
    The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

    Despite challenges from the chemical industry, the book reversed pesticide policy, leading to a ban on DDT for agricultural use. This compelling volume offers an in-depth analysis of the life, works, and importance of Rachel Carson.

  • Anti-semitism and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement
    Anti-semitism and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement

    This volume explores the varying perspectives on the movement, enabling readers to form their own opinions about its place in global politics.

  • The Rise of Authoritarianism
    The Rise of Authoritarianism

    Due to factors such as income inequality and multiculturalism, liberal democracies have weakened considerably in the last quarter century. Democratic ideals have retreated in Venezuela, the Philippines, Hungary, Russia, and Poland.

  • The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
    The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

    Despite challenges from the chemical industry, the book reversed pesticide policy, leading to a ban on DDT for agricultural use. This compelling volume offers an in-depth analysis of the life, works, and importance of Rachel Carson.

  • Athlete Activism
    Athlete Activism

    This volume examines the controversies surrounding athlete activism as well as its place in history and contemporary politics.