| Religion Contributor(s): Wolf, Gillian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0737729031 ISBN-13: 9780737729030 Publisher: Greenhaven Press OUR PRICE: $40.04 Product Type: Library Binding Published: December 2006 Annotation: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion - General |
| Dewey: 200 |
| LCCN: 2006935863 |
| Series: Social Issues Firsthand |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.58" W x 9.24" (0.67 lbs) 122 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |