Opposing viewpoints series

The Rise and Fall of the Taliban

Authors present varying opinions on the rise of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan, the use of military action to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the Taliban decrees concerning women.

Afghanistan, Grade 10: Taliban, History, Taliban

958.1
Ris

Reconstruction

This book focuses on the debates that arose concerning the issues of admitting the Southern states back into the Union, rebuilding government institutions, and assisting the freed slaves.

Reconstruction (1865-1876)

975
Rec

The Rise of Adolf Hitler

This book includes both primary and secondary source articles on Adolf Hitler's dictatorship with authors giving their opinions on Adolf Hitler's rise to absolute power over Germany.

1889-1945, 1933-1945, Germany, Hitler, Adolf, National socialism

943.08
Ris

The Bill of Rights

Authors present their views on the Bill of Rights, which was ratified in 1791, and discuss the decisions reached by federal courts on individual rights.

Civil rights, Constitutional history, History, United States

342.73
Bil

The Outbreak of the Civil War

Authors present various opinions on the primary forces that led to the breakup of the Union.

1861-1865, Civil War, Grade 11: Antebellum, Slavery, United States

973.7
Out

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

This book presents a collection of articles on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, legislation that ended segregation, and discusses the impact of the law on the nation's history.

Civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Grade 11: Civil Rights, History, United States

342.73
Civ

The Discovery of the Aids Virus

This book is a collection of articles examining the controversies that arose when people began to understand the AIDS epidemic as a worldwide disaster.

AIDS (Disease), History

616.97
Dis

The Declaration of Independence

This is a collection of articles focusing on the historical controversy that has developed on the equality statements of the Declaration of Independence.

Civil rights, Declaration of Independence, Grade 11: Revolutionary War, Sources, United States

973.3
Dec

The Rwanda Genocide

This is a collection of articles focusing on the causes of the Rwanda genocide in 1994 and the failure of the international community to respond to the Rwanda genocide.

Atrocities, Genocide, Grade 10: Rwanda, History, Rwanda

967.57
Rwa

Cloning

This collection of articles includes both primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives on the controversial issue of cloning, especially human cloning.

12 cloning, Cloning, Ethical aspects, Religious aspects, Social aspects

174
Clo

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