Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 0765680610
- ISBN-13
- 9780765680617
- Category
- Mouvements sociaux
- Pages
- 2030
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- James Ciment
Description
Discusses subjects such as the environment, medicine, defense, media, politics, and the economy, with each entry presenting a chronology of the issue, discussion of historical and contemporary developments, glossary, and bibliography.
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