Primary Documents in American History and Contemporary Issues

Imprint: Greenwood Press

This series is designed to meet the research needs of high school and college students by making available in one volume the key primary documents on a given historical event or contemporary issue. Documents have been selected and edited by subject specialists and each document is accompanied by an explanatory introduction. Features of each volume include:

Background material on an event or issue though the texts of pivotal primary documents that shaped the debates

Traces the controversial aspects of events or issues through documents that represent a variety of viewpoints

Documents for each volume selected by a recognized specialist in that subject

An introductory overview and chronology of events to place the subject in historical perspective

Encourages students to exercise critical thinking skills and to draw their own conclusions

Editor(s): John Patrick

Active: Yes

Title	Publication
Gay and Lesbian Rights in the United States	9/30/2003
Fair Trial Rights of the Accused	10/30/2001
Affirmative Action	7/30/2001
Equal Protection and the African American Constitutional Experience	5/30/2000
Drugs and Drug Policy in America	3/30/2000
The Environmental Debate	12/30/1999
Constitutional Debates on Freedom of Religion	11/30/1999
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Laws and Issues	11/30/1999
States' Rights and American Federalism	11/30/1999
Free Expression in America	11/30/1999
The Right to Die Debate	10/30/1999
Genetic Engineering	9/30/1999
The Role of Police in American Society	5/30/1999
Sexual Harassment in America	1/30/1999
The AIDS Crisis	6/30/1998
The Gun Control Debate	8/30/1997
Capital Punishment in the United States	8/30/1997
Major Crises In Contemporary American Foreign Policy	6/30/1997
Founding the Republic	9/30/1995
Women's Rights in the United States	11/30/1994
The Abortion Controversy	2/28/1994

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