public opinion

Contains photographs and descriptions of ten now famous buildings that caused conflict before and during their construction, including the Eiffel Tower, the Washington Monument, the Guggenheim Museum, and McDonald's restaurants.

Uses primary sources to document the debate over U.S. participation in World War I, discussing military preparedness, the question of American neutrality, the decision to go to war, dissent and defiance on the home front, and the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.

Presents and discusses political cartoons from World War II and its aftermath, which cover heroes and villains, the home front, and perspectives on the war.

A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on issues concerning the Latino community in the United States, covering how it is perceived, immigration attitudes and policies, political power, education, and more.

Readings and discussion questions present conflicting points of view concerning American involvement in Vietnam.

Contains nearly fifty essays in which a variety of writers and intellectuals explore questions of anti-Semitism and its reawakening in the twenty-first century.

Presents a collection of essays and political cartoons that addresses the issues of civil liberties and war, and discusses the war on terrorism as well as the war in Iraq.

Presents an overview of the history of National Public Radio, from the perspective of its first employee, describing the aspirations of the people who created it, tracing its origins, people, institutions, ideas, politics, and economic realities.

Provides an overview of how the world views the United States, and contains twelve additional articles in which the authors debate issues of anti-Americanism around the world, and the effects of the U.S.-led war on terrorism on the global community.