Abortion Contributor(s): Piehl, Norah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0737724927 ISBN-13: 9780737724929 Publisher: Greenhaven Press OUR PRICE: $32.06 Product Type: Library Binding Published: December 2006 Annotation: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |
Additional Information |
Dewey: 363.46 |
LCCN: 2006936131 |
Series: Social Issues Firsthand |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.26" W x 9.22" (0.62 lbs) 100 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |