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The American Century
The Rise and Decline of the United States as a World Power
Why did the United States assume a preeminent world role after World War II, and why has that role declined since the Vietnam War? This magisterial book—the first intellectual and cultural history of America's evolving status...
The Wired Neighborhood
Are communication technologies ushering in a wondrous new age of computer networks that connect people into worldwide virtual communities of like-minded individuals? Or are global computer networks isolating us from real...
Democracy, Dialogue, and Environmental Disputes
The Contested Languages of Social Regulation
At every level of government, environmental regulation is under siege. In Washington, it has been attacked first through the "New Federalism" and now through the "Contract with America." Outside the capital, environmental...
A Ved Mehta Reader
The Craft of the Essay
Unsurpassed as a prose stylist, Ved Mehta is an acknowledged master of the essay form. In this book—the first special collection of Mehta`s outstanding writings—the distinguished author demonstrates a wide range of...
The Power of Hope
A Doctor`s Perspective
In this book an eminent physician explores how patients and caring doctors can help lessen suffering when illness occurs. Dr. Howard Spiro urges that physicians focus on their patients’ feelings of pain and anxiety as well as...
An American Imperative
Accelerating Minority Educational Advancement
Closing the large educational gaps that exist between the majority population and several minority groups is increasingly important, owing to America's rapidly growing racial and ethnic diversity and the rising skill demands...
Secret Agencies
U.S. Intelligence in a Hostile World
How has the end of the Cold War affected America’s intelligence agencies? When are aggressive clandestine operations justifiable, and who should be responsible for deciding to proceed with them? Should the United States...
Battered Women and Feminist Lawmaking
Women’s rights advocates in the United States have long argued that violence against women denies women equality and citizenship, but it took a movement of feminist activists and lawyers, beginning in the late 1960s, to...
Science Fiction Quotations
From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits
Thousands of memorable quotations from the best science fiction works of all time In this unprecedented collection of science fiction and fantasy quotations, the reader revisits the stunning moment when...
Corruption and the Decline of Rome
Prominent historian Ramsay MacMullen here offers a new perspective on the decline and fall of Rome. MacMullen argues that a key factor in Rome’s fall was the steady loss of focus and control over government as its aims were...