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1999
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Ideas about wilderness are no more constant than the environments they describe. Yet most Americans view the landscapes preserved in national parks as timeless representations of primordial nature. While such ideas inspired the establishment of the first wilderness preserves, they continue to obscure past valuations of park environments. More particularly, the appreciation of pristine landscapes has tended to deny the rich native histories of these...
103) The refugee crisis
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Special reports) volume set 4
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[2019]
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The Refugee Crisis discusses the growing number of refugees across the globe. It also explores reasons behind the crisis and how the international community is responding, and it encourages readers to form their own opinions. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. - From...
106) See something, say nothing: a Homeland Security officer exposes the government's submission to jihad
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[2016]
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One day after a prominent U.S. Muslim leader reacted to the November 2015 Paris attacks with a declaration that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has nothing to do with Islam, President Obama made the same assertion. Who exactly is the enemy we face, not only in the Middle East but also within our borders? Is it "murderers without a coherent creed"; or "nihilistic killers who want to tear things down," as some described ISIS after 130 people...
108) Immigration
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c1998
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Presents information on all sides of the immigration issues of today, discussing illegal immigration, immigration and the economy, assimilation, and other aspects.
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[2022]
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"Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century." --
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[2017]
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Mals, Italy, has long been known as the breadbasket of the Tyrol. But recently the tiny town became known for something else entirely. A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward-thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote--making it the first place on Earth to accomplish such a feat, and a model for other towns and regions to follow. For hundreds of years,...
114) Gridlock
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2013.
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When covert agents acquire a computer virus capable of shutting down an entire country's power systems, an ensuing attack unleashes chaos throughout the U.S., pitting North Dakota sheriff Nate Osborne and journalist Ashley Borden against an elite terrorist.
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[2006]
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Examines the many controversies plaguing marijuana: whether it harms the body, has potential for addiction, and impairs driving abilities; whether current marijuana legislation is fair and effective; whether the drug should be legalized and under what circumstances; and how its use should be discouraged.
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Pub. Date
2004
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Wetback Nation helps to understand the background to the Bush proposals, the story of how the border has become a fraud, resulting in nothing more than the criminalization of Mexican adn other migrants, the bloating of the mismanaged Immigration and Naturalization Service, the deterioration of living standards along the frontier and the erichment of American employers.
119) Immigration
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Pub. Date
1995
Description
Concentrates on the voluntary immigration to the United States from the 17th to the late 20th century as background to the immigration controversies of the 1990s.
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Veteran investigative journalist Hersh has frequently described his recent writings for the New Yorker as an "alternative history of the Iraq war." In his attempts to piece together actual lines of ideological and bureaucratic responsibility for the conduct of the Bush administration's "War on Terror," he certainly does provide an alternative to the shallow coverage of much of the American fourth estate. This text gathers most of the New Yorker investigations...