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American Families: A Multicultural Reader
*NEW IN SEPTEMBER*

This collection of essays explores the way race-ethnicity, class, gender, locale, historical background and sexuality interact in shaping the diversity of modern American family life. The essays are written by many of the most important scholars of our time. There are chapters about African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Filipinas, Vietnamese, Chinese, immigrants, lesbians, motherhood, the poor, teenage mothers, and class consciousness in various times and places. This is an academic book, but there is lots of inspiration for the teacher and excerpts will be usable at the top end of the gymnasium. Editor: Stephanie Coontz. (475 pages)
Level: Library/Depot/2nd and 3rd years of the gymnasium

9780415958219

Censorship (Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America)
*NEW IN SEPTEMBER*

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Ever since the Bill of Rights of 1791 became the cornerstone on which individual Americans’ rights and liberties rest, the practical realities of honouring the grand principles of the First Amendment have been hotly contested, and none more so than freedom of expression. From governmental limits on vicious, colonial- and Federal-era newspaper attacks, to the 2001 “Patriot Act”, to efforts to rein in the vast and anarchic Internet, the First Amendment protection of free expression has been under siege by various forms of censorship, some clearly pernicious and others evidently benign. This book guides the reader through these many-faceted historical controversies, always with an eye on contemporary and future challenges. Author: Mark Paxton. Hardback. (154 pages + Introduction)
Level: Library/Depot — a great resource especially for 2nd and 3rd years of the gymnasium

Contents: 1: Censorship of Dissent; 2: Censorship of the Media during Wartime; 3: Censorship of Books; 4: Censorship of Visual and Performing Arts; 5: Censorship and Sexually Explicit Material; 6: Regulation of Student Expression; 7: The Future of Censorship; Apendix: Timeline of Censorship in the United States; Annotated bibliography of print and electronic sources for further study

9780313337512

No-Nonsense Guide to the United Nations
*NEW IN SEPTEMBER*

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What is the United Nations? What are its component parts and how do they operate? Who owns the organisation and to whom is it accountable? What are its true capabilities? The No-Nonsense Guide to the United Nations conveys the complexity of the UN, assesses its record, and considers options for reform. This is the first book to distil the entire history of the United Nations into one accessible volume. It includes the UN’s creation and early history; how it is structured and whether it is well constituted in its functions; relief, development and law. It also considers possibilities for reform to make it more democratic, effective and fit for purpose. Throughout the book, there is a particular focus on the core questions: how much can it do if its members are unwilling to provide the necessary resources, mechanisms, and mandate? It spends considerable resources on conducting global studies, conferences and reports but what actually does this international outpouring of words achieve? Is the UN just a vast talking shop? Author: Maggie Black. (160 pages)
Level: Library/Depot/Gymnasium

Contents: Foreword by Sir Jeremy Greenstock; Introduction; 1. Great expectations; 2. Ending the scourge of war; 3. Rescue and relief; 4. UN development assistance: good, bad or indifferent?; 5. Human rights: the law and the prophets; 6. Protecting and managing the global commons; 7. The future: what chances of UN reform; List of bodies within the UN system; Index.

9781904456889