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46 produkter
Advertising in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Danielle Sarver Coombs, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2024
870 kr
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This book provides an accessible resource for understanding the world behind the advertising jingles and Super Bowl commercials and digital algorithms. Advertising has become a ubiquitous force in American life, penetrating almost every aspect of our daily routines. Additionally, as technology has …
Poverty in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Christina G. Villegas, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2025
775 kr
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This wide-ranging and accessible survey of poverty in America examines every important facet of the issue, from historical and socioeconomic contributors to poverty to programs, policies, and ideas crafted to reduce income inequality and poverty across the USA. Specific attention is given to …
Conspiracy Theories
A Reference Handbook
Av Jeffrey B. Webb, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2024
821 kr
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Provides a comprehensive guide to the history and current shape of conspiracy theories in American life, including the findings of research seeking to understand their origins, type, function, and widespread appeal.This all-in-one resource provides an accessible overview of conspiracy theories past …
Food Insecurity
A Reference Handbook
Av William D. Schanbacher, Whitney Fung Uy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
853 kr
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This comprehensive and authoritative one-stop resource examines the issue of food insecurity in the United States, including the various economic, social, political, and cultural factors that drive the problem.Social welfare agencies, schools, food banks, and other organizations have all put forth …
Black Lives Matter
A Reference Handbook
Av Shaonta' Allen, Simone N. Durham m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
713 kr
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This multifaceted reference work surveys the history, development, leadership, and priorities of Black Lives Matter (BLM), including the group's efforts to raise public awareness of police violence in communities of color.Beginning with the infamous incidents of police brutality that spurred the …
Extremism in the Police
A Reference Handbook
Av Carla Lewandowski, Jeff Bumgarner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
845 kr
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A one-stop resource for understanding historical and contemporary perspectives on ideological extremism in law enforcement, as well as its wider impacts on American society. The work blends narrative overview, biographies, essay perspectives, and a helpful guide to other resources to facilitate …
Remote Learning and Distance Education
A Reference Handbook
Av William H. Pruden III, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2024
753 kr
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Remote learning and distance education burst into the national consciousness with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic - yet it remains poorly understood in many ways. Explore a range of debates around this timely topic, including: can remote learning models of educational instruction produce the …
Cyber Warfare
A Reference Handbook
Av Paul J. Springer, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2024
845 kr
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Cyber warfare, a term that encompasses a wide range of computer-based attacks on targeted enemy states, has emerged as one of the most pressing national security concerns of the 21st century. All around the world, the scramble to shield thoroughly computerized military and infrastructure resources …
Youth Activism
A Reference Handbook
Av Hava Rachel Gordon, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2025
775 kr
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This resource provides a wide-ranging survey of the past, present, and future of youth activism in the USA and around the world. The work places a special focus on prominent youth activists, their organizations, and the causes to which they are determined to make change, including civil rights, …
Women and Girls in STEM Fields
A Reference Handbook
Av Heather Burns Page, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2024
845 kr
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Written by a respected science educator and advocate for women and girls in STEM fields, this one-stop resource provides a rich overview of efforts to provide women and girls with greater access to educational and career opportunities in traditionally male-dominated STEM fields. Since the passage …
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
A Reference Handbook
Av Mariangelica Groves, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2025
775 kr
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Do scientists expect the number and severity of extreme weather events to increase in a warming world? Which parts of the world are most vulnerable to a future of weather catastrophes? This resource considers all those questions and more as it explains the relationship between climate change and …
Teen Runaways in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Michele Wakin, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2025
823 kr
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Choice 2025 Outstanding Academic TitleAn all-in-one resource for understanding the issue of teen runaways in the USA, including the demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of the problem. This work examines every aspect of the issue, from the key drivers of the phenomenon (such as estrangement …
Child Welfare in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Yvonne Vissing, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2025
713 kr
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This one-stop resource explores the leading child welfare issues facing the USA today, as well as the laws, programs, and policy prescriptions that have been implemented or suggested to address pressing child welfare problems. In doing so, the book surveys the perspectives of lawmakers, child …
Racial Justice in America
A Reference Handbook
Av David B. Mustard, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
734 kr
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Racial Justice in America examines a volatile social issue that is always in the news, focusing on five critical areas: criminal justice, education, employment, living accommodations, and political participation.By 1451, Africans were used as slaves in the Madeiras and Canary Islands. Not until …
Ocean Politics and Policy
A Reference Handbook
Av Peter J. Jacques, Zachary A. Smith m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
713 kr
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A sweeping overview of the problems, politics, and policies of international and domestic management of the world's oceans.The world ocean is one of the most important global resources. Without it most life on earth would not survive because the ocean provides temperature regulation and produces …
Reproductive Issues in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Janna Merrick, Robert H. Blank m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
713 kr
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A balanced and thoughtful analysis of human reproduction issues in the United States with emphasis on the ethical and policy implications of cutting-edge reproductive technologies.Few subjects are as divisive and partisan as the issues surrounding the propagation of the human species. This thorough …
Environmental Activism
A Reference Handbook
Av Jacqueline Vaughn, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2003
854 kr
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A balanced presentation chronicling both the major events that sparked environmental activism and the nature of that activism in the past century.Beginning with an overview of activism in the past century from 1900 to 2001, Environmental Activism: A Reference Handbook puts organizations and their …
Women in Prison
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
713 kr
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A concise survey of the treatment of jailed women in America since the early 1800s, their unique problems, the effect on their families, and the state of prisons today.Focusing on an often overlooked subject, this volume explores women's incarceration, from the first women-only prison to modern …
Courts and Trials
A Reference Handbook
Av Christopher Smith, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
655 kr
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A collective overview of contemporary developments affecting court organization and judicial procedures.America has a long history of sensationalized trials and infamous lawyers and judges, but what is the truth about how our system of jurisprudence really works? Courts and Trials: A Reference …
Espionage
A Reference Handbook
Av Glenn Peter Hastedt, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2003
713 kr
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A unique exploration into the fascinating world of human and technological espionage, its contributions to national security, and its vital role in global politics.Espionage: A Reference Handbook illuminates the murky underworld of espionage and counterespionage efforts in the United States and …
Consumer Culture
A Reference Handbook
Av Douglas Goodman, Mirelle Cohen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
713 kr
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An engrossing review of the development of global consumerism and its impact on sociological issues.The phrase "shop till you drop" has become as American as apple pie and the trend does not appear to be slowing. Consumer Culture begins with the history of the consumer culture, which reveals that …
Food Safety
A Reference Handbook
Av Nina E. Redman, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2007
854 kr
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This work is a detailed survey of food safety issues today, from E-coli contamination in fruits and vegetables to food production practices that increase antibiotic resistance.Is our food safe? Much of the corn, soybeans, and canola oil we eat has been genetically modified, but we don't know the …
Gay and Lesbian Issues
A Reference Handbook
Av Chuck Stewart, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
878 kr
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Explores the contentious history of the international gay rights movement from its inception in Germany in the 1800s to today.Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Reference Handbook traces the developments, people, and organizations responsible for bringing homosexual issues to the public's attention. In …
Dating and Sexuality in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Jeffrey S. Turner, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2003
692 kr
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A highly informative account of trends, concepts, and problems related to dating and sexuality in the United States, along with thought-provoking coverage of today's most important issues and controversies.A history of dating and sexuality illuminates new trends and problems that were absent just a …
Violence in the Media
A Reference Handbook
Av Nancy Signorielli, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2005
712 kr
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From the popular video game Mortal Kombat to reality TV, this book offers a candid compilation of the history, problems, impacts, and solutions relating to media violence.Violence in the Media: A Reference Handbook documents the issues, impact, controversies, and consequences of one of the most …
Invasion of Privacy
A Reference Handbook
Av Kevin M. Keenan, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2005
712 kr
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An authoritative analysis of one of the most revered rights of peoples and cultures around the world—privacy.Invasion of Privacy: A Reference Handbook chronicles the most pressing privacy issues and dilemmas from around the world from the 17th century to today. Shocking accounts of government and …
Counterterrorism
A Reference Handbook
Av Graeme Colin Stracey Steven, Rohan Kumar Gunaratna m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
712 kr
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An up-to-date analysis of the wave of terrorism in the post-Cold War era and the ways in which states and societies are responding.Counter-Terrorism: A Reference Handbook outlines the threat of terrorism and ways to combat it. Written by two expert insiders in the field, this extensive examination …
USA Patriot Act
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2004
655 kr
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The USA Patriot Act: A Reference Handbook is an in-depth examination of the difficult wartime task of balancing civil liberties against national security.Within weeks of the September 11 terrorist attacks, overwhelming majorities in both houses of Congress passed the USA Patriot Act. The act …
Native American Issues
A Reference Handbook
Av William N. Thompson, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2005
878 kr
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This handbook provides an unbiased, in-depth assessment of the struggles, successes, and status of Native Americans in what is now the United States from the time of the first European settlers to the present.Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition explores the history, …
Mental Health in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Donna R. Kemp, Mildred Vasan
Inbunden, 2007
733 kr
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This extensive overview charts the fluctuating course of mental health policy in the United States from colonial times to today.Mental Health in America: A Reference Handbook examines the evolution of mental health policy in America from the almshouses of colonial times and the dawn of …
