Berlatsky, Noah

Examines the important issue of population growth and how it has global significance in this anthology of essays. Includes sidebars and world maps.

Contains twenty-six articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to America's prisons, debating whether American prisons are effective, just, and humane, and how different prison populations should be treated.

Presents a historical background on the Kurds while looking at controversies surrounding the group's treatment by Iraq and Turkey and whether the Kurds should be granted an independent state, and features four personal narratives.

Provides historical background on Stalin's purges and explores controversies surrounding the purges. It offers first hand accounts from those who experienced the effects of Stalin's purges.

Provides background information on the ethnic groups of Kosovo, and describes the breakup of Yugoslavia, the events leading up to war, the international intervention, and its consequences.

Explores genocide and persecution in East Pakistan, including the historical/cultural background of events leading up to and including the 1971 civil war which resulted in an independent Bangladesh, issues surrounding the civil war including, systematic rape, the status of freedom fighters, the issue of refugees and war crime trials.

Provides access to a wide diversity of opinions about, judicial activism, also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Selections by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations.

Provides students and other readers with the information they need to explore workers' rights and think critically about the worldwide implications of the global issue.