Major Issues in American History – serie
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Freedom of Expression
Av James Magee
E-bok, 2002
984 kr
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Freedom of expression is enshrined in the Constitution as a sacred right of the American people. The appeal is clear: Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. Yet the ink had barely dried on the Constitution before the first landmark freedom of expression issue …
Race Relations in America
A Reference Guide with Primary Documents
Inbunden, 2006
1026 kr
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America has struggled with racial issues since its birth centuries ago. In this pivotal study of racism in the United States, over 90 primary documents provide compelling evidence of how race has affected and shaped our country throughout the years. A narrative overview of each event, expert …
Women's Rights
Inbunden, 2003
855 kr
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Women's rights issues have been a part of the political and social fabric of the United States since the Declaration of Independence. In fact, women's rights activists have often wielded principles enunciated in the Declaration as they struggled to secure equality. This reference source examines 15 …
Issues of Westward Expansion
Inbunden, 2002
880 kr
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Are Americans entitled to a Manifest Destiny? This book explores 13 key issues of Western expansion from the early 1800s through the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Expert commentary and 73 primary documents represent a variety of views on each issue. Documents include presidential letters and speeches, …
Issues of War and Peace
Inbunden, 2001
1026 kr
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Since its birth, America has been involved in more than a dozen military conflicts. From the battle of King's Mountain in the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, this resource provides a wealth of primary documents and commentary on pivotal events of war and peace. Expert commentary and …
Freedom of Expression
Av James Magee
Inbunden, 2002
925 kr
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Freedom of expression is enshrined in the Constitution as a sacred right of the American people. The appeal is clear: Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. Yet the ink had barely dried on the Constitution before the first landmark freedom of expression issue …
Federalism
Inbunden, 2002
880 kr
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The issues and controversies surrounding the creation of our federal republic—and the rights of the federal government—have reverberated through many watershed events in the 200+ years of American history. This book will help students to debate those issues as they played out in eight crises from …
Labor Relations
Inbunden, 2005
953 kr
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Workers' rights and labor relations have been shaped by wars, depressions, government policies, and global competition. One hundred annotated primary documents spanning from 1827 to the present offer immediate access to the key contentious issues in American labor history.Over one-hundred annotated …
Environmental Issues in American History
A Reference Guide with Primary Documents
Inbunden, 2006
1171 kr
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Controversy surrounding environmental issues is not a recent development in American history. Since the time of the early settlers, issues concerning the environment have plagued certain groups of Americans. In this exhaustively researched study, primary documents support different sides of various …
