Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search


Taking sides. Clashing views on political issues Cover Image Book Book

Taking sides. Clashing views on political issues / selected, edited, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley Feingold.

McKenna, George (Added Author). Feingold, Stanley, 1926- (Added Author).

Summary:

A debate-style reader provides an introduction to a series of controversial political issues, followed by arguments presenting opposing viewpoints on the topic.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0073515051
  • ISBN: 9780073515052
  • ISBN: 9780073515144 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0073515140 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xxx, 414 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 15th edition.
  • Publisher: Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill, [2007]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Should Americans believe in a unique American mission? -- Is democracy the answer to global terrorism? -- Should the electoral college be abolished? -- Do the media have a liberal bias? -- Should America adopt public financing of political campaigns? -- Is Congress barred from regulating commerce within a state? -- Should the courts seek the original meaning of the Constitution? -- May the president wiretap without a warrant to protect national security? -- Is capital punishment justified? -- Does affirmative action advance racial equality? -- Is Middle Eastern profiling ever justified? -- Should abortion be restricted? -- Are tax cuts good for America? -- Is America becoming more unequal? -- Does the Patriot Act abridge essential freedom? -- Stopping illegal immigration : should border security come first? -- Is free trade fair trade? -- Does the war in Iraq help the war against terrorism? -- Is the use of torture against terrorist suspects ever justified? -- Does the United Nations promote world peace and security? -- Must America exercise world leadership?

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Right and left (Political science)
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989
United States > Politics and government > 1989-1993
United States > Politics and government > 1993-2001
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009
Social conflict > United States
Social problems
United States > Social conditions
Social policy > United States.

Search for related items by series

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Treasure Valley Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Treasure Valley Community College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Treasure Valley Community College Library 303.60973 T1399t (Text) 32220000892097 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

Additional Resources