The first of a two-volume anthology of primary documents, letters, and articles through which participants and contemporary observers express their opinions, make observations, and reach conclusions about events and issues that affected the nation and American society.
A collection of primary, secondary, and visual source documents on American history, covering the period from early exploration of the New World to present times.
Debuting it its first edition, this book is organized around the approach that American politics can best be understood by examining the issues that reflect the ideas, principles, concerns, fears, morals and hopes of the American people.
Current Issues in American Democracy
This reader offers succinct overviews of classic ideas and foundations of American government framed by contemporary issues and writings.
Terrorism and homeland security -- The middle class and the American dream -- Global warming and climate change -- Health care and health care reform -- Immigration and immigration politics -- Taxing and spending -- Social security and ...
American Issues: A Primary Source Reader in United States History
... scrapbook of presidential assassinations to his wall. Horrigan discovers a second room in the apartment that contains only one picture: Horrigan standing next to Kennedy's car on that fateful day in Dallas. Uncannily, a doubling ...
An important resource, this volume includes documents which discuss such foundational issues as The Library Bill of RightsProtecting the freedom to readALA’s Code of EthicsHow to respond to challenges and concerns about library ...
Chronicles the changes and consistencies in the attitudes of the American public on numerous social topics over the past thirty years.
This book examines the social, cultural, economic, and political effects of modern demographic change in the United States. The contributors from the U.S. and the U.K. draw on new research...