Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues

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Drugs and drug policy in America

a documentary history
2000
A collection of more than 250 primary documents related to drug use and abuse and the controversy over drug laws in America, including court case documents, speeches, opinion pieces, and other sources.

Capital punishment in the United States

a documentary history
1997
Presents 112 documents, dating from colonial times to the 1990s, on the topic of capital punishment in America, including Supreme Court decisions, position papers, news stories, and Gallup Poll reports.

Sexual harassment in America

a documentary history
1999
Presents over ninety documents that provide insight into the political and social aspects of sexual harassment, each accompanied by an explanatory introduction.

The gun control debate

a documentary history
1997
Examines the history of the gun control debate in America through primary documents including speeches, letters, congressional testimony, court decisions, government reports, biographical accounts, position papers, statutes, and news stories.

The abortion controversy

a documentary history
1994
Presents the history of the abortion issue in the United States, using primary documents such as position papers, government reports, and biographical accounts.

Fair trial rights of the accused

a documentary history
2002
A collection of more than sixty primary documents which trace the evolution of trial rights from English and colonial beginnings to contemporary understanding of their meanings.

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