Noah Berlatsky

This fantastic collection of essays provides readers with opposing viewpoints on the issue of postwar reconstruction in Afghanistan. Should the U.S. negotiate with the Taliban? Does Afghanistan's culture support Democracy? Has the Western presence improved life for Afghan women? Does corruption benefit the Taliban?...

This book explores issues related to graphic music lyrics. It covers topics such as intent as a standard, violent lyrics and aggression, and the effects of violent music lyrics. It examines whether sexual music harms children and women. It also discusses Bro Country music,...

Is it possible to truly develop artificial intelligence? What does the Turing test reveal about artificial intelligence? What ethical issues are raised by artificial intelligence? What are some valuable applications of artificial intelligence? Answering these four questions is the crux of this collection of...

This book examines the issue of biodiversity, among and within plant and animal species in an environment, from a variety of international perspectives. Readers will evaluate biodiversity and economic development, and its relationships to wildlife, agriculture, and climate change. Perspectives stem from places such...

This volume contains a collection of essays about historical and ongoing human rights violations suffered by the Rohingya peoples of Burma, and includes background information that details the factors that gave rise to the conflict. First-person narratives are provided, which give the reader insight...

Ethnic, racial, and religious groups have long been targets of violence and oppression. This volume contains previously published material, which narrates and analyzes the acts of genocide and extreme persecution committed by Sudanese government forces in Darfur. Background information and first person accounts of...

The increasing volatility in American politics often leads many people to wonder if the two-party system is still a viable, and healthy, part of the political process. Directly supporting key Social Studies curriculum and political science studies, this informative anthology tackles the many questions...

Throughout history, tactics such as violent repression, torture, and mass murder, have been used to subjugate and destroy populations. The essays in this anthology detail the atrocities of the 1971 East Pakistan Genocide. Essays reach far and wide, including examining Canadian neutrality on the...

The primary source writings in this anthology have been selected to provide your readers with a broad spectrum of viewpoints on gangs and gang violence. Readers will evaluate the causes of gang formation and gang violence, and whether the number of gangs and gang...

This volume explores the topic of gays in the military by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. Essays are arranged in a pro versus con format to provide the reader with multiple intelligent viewpoints. This...

According to a U.N. estimate, up to 200 million women are missing in the world today due to gendercide. Gendercide is the systematic killing of members of a specific gender. The horrific idea, that if a baby will be a certain sex, it should...

This volume explores the topics relating to homeschooling by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. Homeschooling is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal...

Between 1965 and 1968, it is estimated that the Suharto regime massacred close to 500,000 alleged communists. This volume contains previously published material, which details the mass killings of 1965 and 1966 in Indonesia. Background information and first person accounts of the events are...

This collection of essays explores the causes of inflation, whether inflation is dangerous, and what inflationary conditions pose the biggest threat to the economy. Essays are arranged in a for-or-against sequence so that readers benefit from more than one viewpoint. Essay sources include the...

This essential volume presents essays with opposing viewpoints on issues associated with interracial America, such as dating and marriage, immigration, and legal issues. Readers will also evaluate whether America is becoming a post-racial society. By being exposed to more than one viewpoint, critical thinking...

Zebra mussels, purple loosestrife, and killer bees; invasive species are infiltrating our water, land, and skies, disrupting our delicate ecosystems. This book examines ways these invaders harm, or help, the environment, and what to do about them.Author: Noah BerlatskyISBN-10: 0737773871ISBN-13: 9780737773873Publisher: Greenhaven PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This book answers four compelling queries about judicial activism: Is it harmful? How has it affected particular issues? What is its relationship with public opinion? Is judicial activism an issue in other countries? Essays are assembled so that they present more than one viewpoint...

This book explores genocide and persecution in Kosovo, including the historical and cultural background of long-running disputes between Kosovo and Serbia and other territories in the former Yugoslavia, particularly focusing on the 1999 war in Kosovo and the mass killings of Kosovo Albanians by...

This collection of essays explores years of conflict and violence in Liberia during the First and Second Liberian Civil Wars and the acts of genocide and crimes against humanity that have resulted. Personal narratives include the story of a Liberian woman who remembers fleeing...

This book explores many aspects of media violence. Readers will evaluate the seriousness of the media violence problem, the regulation of media violence, the effect of violence in the news, and the relationship between sex and violence in the media. Essays are arranged in...

Readers will examine the views and fears that physicians have over lawsuits and how those fears affect medical care. This volume studies malpractice caps, and safe-harbor laws, and how they impact patients and doctors. It will give your readers a greater understanding of what...

What causes mental illness? How should mental illness be treated? Is involuntary treatment for the mentally ill ethical? What are the issues surrounding violence and the mentally ill? These four queries are supported and debated by a fascinating collection of primary sources and essays....

What causes mental illness? How should mental illness be treated? Is involuntary treatment for the mentally ill ethical? What are the issues surrounding violence and the mentally ill? These four queries are supported and debated by a fascinating collection of primary sources and essays....

This book addresses various issues related to nanotechnology. Readers will analyze the relationship between public perception and nanotechnology, and how nanotechnology will affect health, the environment, and international relations. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications. Essays...

Editor Noah Berlatsky has compiled several essays in a pro versus con format that debate several issues relating to netiquette and online ethics. Readers will explore the relationship between the internet and civility as well as the ethics and etiquette of online relationships and...

This volume explores the topics relating to pacifism by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The selected articles discuss many aspects relating to people who do not think war or violence is a good way...

This edition delivers contemporary perspectives on popular culture, with the majority of the material reflecting stances of countries other than the United States. Readers are offered a truly panoramic view. Essays are arranged in a thoughtful sequence that guides readers through several sides to...

From April to July 1994, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered as many as 800,000 people, mostly of the Tutsi minority. The essays in this anthology document and explain the social, historical, and economic factors that...

Across four compelling chapters, readers will evaluate whether schools are safe, whether better gun policies can help, whether security measures make school more safe, and how health care interacts with student safety. Essays are sequenced in a pro versus con format to present readers...

This timely and essential volume addresses controversies related to the U.S. Libertarian Movement. Essays are arranged in a pro versus con format so that readers are exposed to more than one opinion. Across four chapters, essays debate issues surrounding contemporary slavery, whether sex trafficking...

This collection of essays explores decades of conflict and violence in Sri Lanka and the acts of genocide and crimes against humanity that have resulted. Readers will understand the historical background on the years of conflict, with an examination of the controversies surrounding this...

This book provides historical background on Stalin's purges and explores controversies surrounding the purges. It offers first hand accounts from those who experienced the effects of Stalin's purges. One account describes a Ukrainian childhood during the famine while another essayist recalls childhood under Stalin's...

Editor Noah Berlatsky has compiled several essays into a pro versus con sequence that explain issues relating to teachers and ethics. Readers will evaluate the ethical issues surrounding teachers and unions, and the ethical issues around teachers' working conditions. They will analyze ethical issues...

This edition explores the Arab-Israeli conflict, and provides readers with a global perspective, rather than a localized understanding. Articles included explore the regional issues impacting the conflict, and Israel's history with the Gaza Strip. Readers will learn about various issues related to settlements on...

This volume contains previously published material, which narrates and analyzes the Armenian massacres of 1894-1896, 1909, and 1915-1923. Background information and first person accounts of the events are provided as well, to give the reader a more rounded knowledge of the events. Charts and...

H1N1 or Swine Flu caused a great panic within the medical community as well as in the public eye. While the mortality rate remained quite low, H1N1 does raise questions for the medical community. Do we rely too heavily on antibiotics? Are viruses becoming...

This collection of essays explores genocide and persecution of the Kurds, including the historical and cultural background of Kurdish persecution in Turkey and Iraq events from the rise of the communist People's Republic of China in 1949 to the present. Readers are presented with...

Articles collected in this edition discuss the minimum wage in a sequence of pro versus con viewpoints. This book includes a balanced selection of articles that address the impact of the minimum wage on workers, businesses, and the overall economy. Included articles also discuss...

This volume examines a variety of issues related to the music industry, through a collection of balanced articles from a variety of sources. Article topics include the copyright issues facing the music industry, such as the impact of unauthorized sampling and borrowing, the music...

This edition explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics. Readers will learn about often unseen sides to the massive event, including the environmental, political, and...

Four chapters explore the electoral chances of the Republican Party, the relationship between Republicans and voting groups, issues that divide Republicans, and issues surrounding the Tea Party. Essays are compiled in a sequence that present a pro versus con format. This gives readers a...

This volume has four chapters that contain a collection of essays, which present for-or-against content on issues relating to the U.S. Military. Readers will evaluate whether the U.S. military budget should be reduced, what conflicts the United States should intervene in, U.S. military personnel...

Editor Noah Berlatsky helps readers delve into the issues surrounding voting rights such as whether or not voting rights protections are still necessary, if states are restricting voting rights, if voting rights apply to particular groups, and if changing voting procedures can promote equality....

A veteran of World War I, Erich Maria Remarque found himself in a unique position to render the experience of war, both its internal and external ravages, in an intimate and realistic way. Responding directly to the then-nameless trauma many veterans and soldiers experienced...

This striking volume delivers contemporary perspectives on water as a resource, with the majority of the material reflecting stances of countries other than the United States. Essays are assembled across four chapters that explain the state of our oceans, how we are managing water...

William Marston was an unusual man--a psychologist, a soft-porn pulp novelist, more than a bit of a carny, and the (self-declared) inventor of the lie detector. He was also the creator of Wonder Woman, the comic that he used to express two of his...

William Marston was an unusual man--a psychologist, a soft-porn pulp novelist, more than a bit of a carny, and the (self-declared) inventor of the lie detector. He was also the creator of Wonder Woman, the comic that he used to express two of his...

Editor Noah Berlatsky has compiled several compelling essays relating to workers' rights. Readers will examine labor regulations worldwide, in countries such as Brazil, India, Greece, and the United States. Topics covered include unions and collective bargaining, issues related to workplace discrimination in selected countries...