Taking sides / Madaras, Larry

Presents opposing arguments on eighteen events and issues in American history since Reconstruction, including the Industrial Revolution, Prohibition, the Depression, the attack on Pearl Harbor, segregation, the Cold War, and others.

Presents opposing viewpoints on twenty controversial political issues, covering such topics as campaigns, "Bush v. Gore," capital punishment, taxes, free trade, and the war on terrorism.

Presents opposing viewpoints on seventeen controversial issues in American history, such as the Cold War, the Kennedy assassination, immigration, and women's liberation, covering a period that ranges from 1945 to 2002.

A debate-style reader that examines current controversies in world politics, with writings representing the views of political scientists, lawmakers, and political commentators, with an overview of each debate's opposing sides and its impact on world politics.

Collects essays that provide varying perspective on mass media and society, debating issues involving the media's influence on American values, content, news and politics, law and policy, media business, and the digital age.

Presents opposing viewpoints on nineteen controversial issues related to crime and criminology, covering race and gender, prison programs, policy analysis, and other topics.

Presents opposing viewpoints on eighteen controversial issues in world politics, covering global trends, military security and intervention, international law and organization, economic and regional topics, and normative, social, and environmental issues.

Presents a collection of controversial debates on American foreign policy and addresses topics such as the justification of the war in Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, diplomacy in the Middle East, negotiations with North Korea, and more.