Poverty in America examines the lives and experiences of the poor throughout the U.S. from colonial times to the present, highlighting important issues such as the welfare system, changing attitudes toward poverty, and myths and misconceptions.
Poverty in America examines the lives and experiences of the poor throughout the U.S. from colonial times to the present, highlighting important issue...
Eyewitness History is an interdisciplinary and multicultural series that reveals how significant events were seen and interpreted by people from all levels of society. Excerpts from primary sources -- memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, speeches, advertisements, and more -- provide a wide range of viewpoints and enhance a compelling narrative, prompting students to develop the critical-thinking skills that allow them to construct their own opinions about the people and their times.
A Complete Perspective
Each volume is a comprehensive and self-contained reference work that features:...
Eyewitness History is an interdisciplinary and multicultural series that reveals how significant events were seen and interpreted by people from all l...
Immigration examines the history of immigrants in the United States, updating their stories to the present. Coverage has now been extended to the years after the closing of Ellis Island, focusing on such contemporary issues as the experiences of illegal immigrants and the transformation of immigration law since September 11, 2001. This comprehensive volume presents the voices of immigrants as well as data on immigration to this country. Each chapter begins with a detailed narrative section that chronicles the experiences of those who traveled to the United States as well as the reactions of...
Immigration examines the history of immigrants in the United States, updating their stories to the present. Coverage has now been extended to the year...
The history of the enslavement of African Americans in North America stretches from the beginning of European colonization to the end of the Civil War. Slavery in America recounts this history, as well as the Reconstruction period that followed, by examining, chapter by chapter, many of its aspects: the slave catchers and their coffles in Africa, the crowded slave ships, slave auctions, life and labor on plantations, escape attempts and insurrections, and the Civil War and eventual emancipation. This edition also features a new chapter that extends coverage through Reconstruction to 1877 when...
The history of the enslavement of African Americans in North America stretches from the beginning of European colonization to the end of the Civil War...
From the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. However, the structure and values of a particular society shape both the incidences of crime and the punishment of criminals. When the United States became an independent nation, politicians and civilians began the process of deciding which systems of punishment were appropriate for dealing with crimea process that continues to this day. "Crime and Punishment in America" examines the development of crime and punishment in the United Statesfrom the criminal justice practices...
From the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. However, the structure and valu...
