A description and critique of education reform in the United States since the ...A description and critique of education reform in the United States since the 1950s focusing on the current condition of American schools and efforts to increase both educational opportunity and overall excellence. Authoritative and objective...more
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The most authoritative account published to date on the history spread and chi...The most authoritative account published to date on the history spread and chilling repercussions of one of the deadliest pandemics the world has ever seen. Global AIDS Crisis scrutinizes the scourge of HIV and the AIDS virus throughout the world...more
An authoritative reference that helps general readers understand the varieties...An authoritative reference that helps general readers understand the varieties of crises impacting modern-day families and the intervention techniques designed to resolve them. An urgent authoritative resource American Families in Crisis spans the...more
How is water scarcity becoming a serious problem worldwide--including in the U...How is water scarcity becoming a serious problem worldwide--including in the United States? This book provides a broad overview of water sanitation and hygiene problems faced by both developing and developed nations around the globe and suggests how...more
A description and critique of education reform in the United States since the ...A description and critique of education reform in the United States since the 1950s focusing on the current condition of American schools and efforts to increase both educational opportunity and overall excellence. Authoritative and objective...more
A balanced and thoughtful analysis of human reproduction issuesin the United ...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...more
A compelling look at the challenges of freshwater conservation and management ...A compelling look at the challenges of freshwater conservation and management issues facing the United States at the start of the new millennium. Battles have been fought lives have been lost countries divided-and all for one reason-water....more
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Exhaustively updated this second edition provides a current assessment of worl...Exhaustively updated this second edition provides a current assessment of world population and the range of economic social and environmental issues it raises. What do we now know about the future capacity of the Earth to support humankind? How do...more
This book covers a wide range of issues and controversies within the world of ...This book covers a wide range of issues and controversies within the world of sports--including drug use economics ethics ethnicity gender globalization politics race sexuality and technology--from both a U.S. and global perspective. World Sports: A...more
This handbook is a one-stop forum for nonpartisan discussion of the major prop...This handbook is a one-stop forum for nonpartisan discussion of the major proposals for addressing Social Security s coming financial crisis. This timely volume details the history and development of the American system of Social Security and...more
This book provides a historical background for the world s current energy prob...This book provides a historical background for the world s current energy problems describing how the Industrial Revolution has led us to the impending end of the Age of Fossil Fuels and describes possible solutions for averting a global crisis....more
This single-volume resource provides sound up-to-date information and authorit...This single-volume resource provides sound up-to-date information and authoritative resources for research on the controversial topics of the use of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes and the effects of marijuana use on society. The use...more
This book offers a critical look at celebrity and celebrities throughout histo...This book offers a critical look at celebrity and celebrities throughout history emphasizing the development of celebrity as a concept its relevance to individuals and the role of the public and celebrities in popular culture. Tabloid magazines...more