A collection of reports, speeches, statements, court decisions, and other documents on a wide range of topics that address some of the most important issues of 1997; arranged chronologically.
Presents twenty-six articles debating the effects of victimhood on American society, discussing whether the nation is being tested by increasing claims of oppression, or if recent concessions are an appropriate outcome of women's and civil rights movements.
Reprints over four hundred American editorial cartoons from the year 2002, covering Saddam Hussein's attempts to avoid weapons inspections, political confrontations, world terrorism, and corporate scandal.
Profiles the life of Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech republic from 1992 to 2002, and chronicles his childhood growing up under Nazi occupation and then under the control of the Soviet Union, and his political activism against the totalitarian regime.
Explores the profound impact the Palestinian and Israeli conflict and its attendant terrorism have had on the lives of both countries' men, women, and children.
Portrait of how the Clinton White House really works, based on interviews with administration insiders and other key officials and confidential internal memos, diaries, and meeting notes.
Former President Jimmy Carter shares his knowledge of Middle Eastern affairs and describes the steps that must be taken in order for both Jews and Palestinians to live peacefully in the region.