Bücher der Reihe Primary Documents in American History and Contemporary Issues

Debates over the use and abuse of drugs, the laws controlling drugs in this country, and the question of whether or not certain drugs should be legally available have inflamed Americans since the 19th-century, and continue to flourish as America attempts to rage its war on drugs.

A collection of 92 documents from congressional hearings, US Supreme Court decisions, government reports, biographical accounts and news stories which illustrate the controversial history of abortion in the US. The text focuses on Roe v. Wade in 1973, but also includes cases before and since.

The 125 historical documents in this unique volume bring to life the triumphs, disappointments, and enduring contributions of women's struggle for equal rights in America.

The documents in this book examine the concept of free expression and how it has evolved since the founding the USA. It looks at what is meant by "free speech" and how it has evolved since the country was founded.

The political and social aspects of the concept of sexual harassment are examined through such documents as legal cases that defined and prohibited sexual harassment, government documents, major studies, and newspaper accounts of major developments concerning sexual harassment.

The history and development of arguments over the exact meaning and correct application of First Amendment clauses on religious establishment and the free exercise of religion. The authors use court cases and other primary documents to illustrate these arguments and public reactions to them.

This text explores the states' rights versus American federalism debate, reflecting the fervent stands of Americans throughout history. Students can trace the history and development of issues surrounding this debate via this collection of over 65 primary documents.

This work traces the history of the American right-to-die debate through a collection of primary documents. Issues such as attitudes towards death, mercy killings, euthanasia, the development of living wills and advance directives are explored from a variety of different perspectives.

Explore the late 20th-century history and development of plant, animal, and human genetics in this collection of 135 documents. Such developments include the applications of these technologies to create transgenic crops, to patent animals, to provide gene therapy for humans, and to clone plants and animals, as well as possibly cloning humans.

Via petitions, laws, court decisions and personal accounts, this book oaims to bring to life the African American experience within the US constitutional order, focusing on the concept of equal protection of the laws.

A collection of over 100 primary documents which explore immigration and naturalization issues throughout American history. They include court cases and opinion pieces, and explanatory introductions and the major laws on immigration and emigration are included.

Unique to this collection are documents relating to the establishment of constitutional governments in the original 13 states, debate over the Bill of Rights, and documents reflecting a variety of alternative voices, including letters and petitions from women and African-American and Native-American leaders.

To help high school and college students understand the history and current status of AIDS as a social, political, psychological, public health, and cultural phenomenon, this documentary history provides 228 short and highly readable selections from primary and secondary sources of information about AIDS and HIV.

From the night watchmen of the 17th century to the highly publicized Rodney King hearings, the history and development of police policy and the role of police in American society are traced through this collection of 95 primary documents.

This work dramatizes, with memoirs, diaries and documents, eight major crises of American foreign policy - from the origins of the Cold War to the Gulf War with Iraq. Each account begins with an introduction and chronology of events, proceeds with documents, and concludes with suggested reading.

Both sides of the highly charged capital punishment debate in the United States are examined in this breakthrough collection of 112 key documents, arranged by historical period.

Examining affirmative action and its history through these 400 documents that trace its roots and development, this work is an invaluable reference resource.

Use this collection of over 60 primary documents to trace the evolution of trial rights from English and colonial beginnings to our contemporary understanding of their meaning.