The History of Issues
Published by Greenhaven Press.
Throughout history people have engaged in heated debates over controversial issues. Each volume in The History of Issues series looks at a particular issue and shows how the arguments have both changed and remained constant over time, proving the old adage that the "more things change the more they stay the same." Readers will be fascinated by the way moral questions remain fundamentally consistent even as scientific and technological advances alter the debate. For example, the moral arguments for and against animal rights have always pitted animals' innate right to survive against scientists' need to use animals in research to benefit humans--this equation was the same in the eighteenth century as it is in the twenty-first. Each anthology in the series contains a wide range of primary documents--including speeches, court cases, personal reflections, and newspaper accounts--that present controversies from previous eras and the present. Essays by historians and modern scholars add background and insight. The History of Issues series offers a historical perspective on issues that continue to spark controversy.
Abortion. Jacquelyn Landis, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2006. 232pp. Main Library Stacks HQ767 .A1533 2006.
Abortion debates can be traced back to ancient times, and yet today abortion remains a divisive and contentious issue. This anthology analyzes the legal and political struggles surrounding the abortion controversy, as well as the morality debates and political activism it has inspired.
Animal Rights. Nick Treanor, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2005. 222pp. Main Library Stacks HV4708 .A54 2005
The first anti-cruelty laws were passed in the 1800s, but the modern issue of animal rights only came to prominence in the past three decades. This anthology includes chapters on the historical roots of the issue, the philosophical debates about animal rights, the controversial tactics used by some animal rights activists, and on the relationship between animal rights and science.
Biomedical Ethics. Dawn Laney, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press; Thomson Gale, 2007. 183pp. Main Library Stacks R724 .B488 2007
Examines the evolution of biomedical ethics as a concept through historical analysis of specific controversial issues such as euthanasia, genetic engineering, and eugenics.
Censorship. Kate Burns, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press; Thomson Gale, 2007. 261pp. Main Library Stacks Z658.U5 C393 2007
Explores how the debate over censorship has evolved from colonial days to the twenty-first century. Looks closely at the controversy over government censorship during wartime, how the development of technology has affected the issue of free speech, and various debates over freedom of expression in popular culture -- inlcuidng art, movies, and books.
Crime. Mikko Canini, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press; Thomson Gale, 2007. 266pp.
Main Library Stacks HV6025 .C675 2007
The Death Penalty. Jean Alicia Elster, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2005. 237pp. Gast Business Library KF9227.C2 D4116 2005
The death penalty -- and the many issues and concerns that emanate from the topic -- has been a part of the fiber of the American criminal justice system since colonial days. This volume explores the history of capital punishment in America from the 17th century to the present while covering such timely topics as cruel and unusual punishment, deterrence, race and gender discrimination, the morality of state-sanctioned killing, and protecting the innocent defendant.
Drug Abuse
Kelly Barth, ed. Farmington Hills MI : Greenhaven Press; Thomson Gale, 2007. 276pp.
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The Environment. William Dudley, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2006. 224pp. Main Library Stacks GE197 .E65 2006
This anthology traces the modern history of environmentalist thought in the United States and the rest of the world, from the 19th-century conservationist movement pioneers such as George Perkins Marsh and John Muir to present-day debates about biodiversity and other environmental issues.
Also listed as opposing viewpoints.
Euthanasia. Loreta M. Medina, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2005. 235pp. Main Library Stacks R726 .E77582 2005
The debate over euthanasia, including its themes and rhetoric, has evolved throughout history. While during the eighteenth up through the early twentieth centuries, the debate focused on the ideas of mercy killing and easy death, during the latter part of the twentieth century, specifically in the 1960s through the 1980s, euthanasia was pushed forward by such ideas as individual rights, self-determination, and choice in dying.
Evolution. Don Nardo, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2005. 240pp. Main Library Stacks QH366.2 .E8459 2005
Evolution remains one of the most contentious topics in the ongoing confrontation between modern science and religion. In this volume, scientists, religious leaders, and others square off in pairs of pro and con essays. Topics include: the nineteenth-century controversy over evolution, modern advances in evolutionary theory, and the debate over teaching evolution in schools.
Gay Rights. Kate Burns, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2006. 237pp. Main Library Stacks HQ76.5 .G39 2006
Many assume that the modern gay rights movement in the United States began when gay and lesbian patrons of New York's Stonewall Inn rebelled against police harassment in 1969, inspiring impassioned activism in the 1970s. However, decades before that historic night, activists had been working to improve the status of homosexuals in America. This volume examines early gay rights efforts as well as the burgeoning gay liberation movement after Stonewall. Topics include gays in the military, lesbian-feminism, family issues, AIDS-related activism, hate crimes legislation and the battle over same-sex marriage.
Genetic Engineering. Mikko Canini, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2006. 170pp. Main Library Stacks QH442 .G44313 2006
In the three decades since the first experiments in genetic engineering, rapid technological advances have generated an astonishing variety of debates. This anthology addresses the most controversial of these: genetically modified crops, the cloning of humans and animals, and the patenting of genes.
Also listed as Opposing Viewpoints
Immigration. Laura K. Egendorf, book editor. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2006. 240pp. Main Library Stacks JV6450 .I558 2006
The United States is a nation made up of myriad cultures. Primary and secondary sources are used in this anthology to explore the efficacy of immigration policies and how immigrant populations have changed America for better and for worse.
Terrorism. Michelle E. Houle, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2005. 170pp. Main Library Stacks HV6431 .T4573 2005
In this anthology, authors examine the history of terrorism. Topics include early methods of terrorism, war, and controversy regarding recent acts of terrorism.
Also listed as Opposing Viewpoints
Youth Violence
Tracy Vasil Biscontini, ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press; Thomson/Gale, 2007. 215pp.
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