Changing U.S. Demographics
ISBN 0-8242-1010-7
What will the average American look like in 50 years? How will he live? Where will he live? What language will he speak? This volume explores how immigration, longer lives, technology, and other factors are changing the face of the average American – along with the industries and political machines that serve them.

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Energy Policy
ISBN 0-8242-1011-5
From California’s rolling blackouts to the popularity of gas-guzzling SUVs, from proposals to drill for oil in wildlife areas to today’s alternative energy sources, this is a thorough examination of U.S. energy policy, the forces that shape it, and a look at what the future may hold.

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Religion in Politics and Society
ISBN 0-8242-1012-3
More people are embracing religion to cope with modern-day pressures, yet more of the pious are questioning traditional religious precepts. This volume explores how religion is shaping society throughout the world—and how society is shaping religion.

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Health Care
ISBN 0-8242-1013-1
While calls for universal health care have quelled, the push for a Patients’ Bill of Rights points to a lingering discontent with America’s health care system. Health Care examines the issues, what’s being done to address them, and how the system might function once reforms are in place.

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China
ISBN 0-8242-1014-X
On one hand China is a nuclear-armed, communist dictatorship. On the other, it is a huge potential market, an inexpensive work force, and a potential regional partner like no other. Here is a balanced discussion of China’s role on the world’s political stage and its evolving place in the global market. 

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Representative American Speeches 2001-2002
ISBN 0-8242-1015-8
This compilation of the year’s most notable speeches is drawn from the worlds of politics, business, and academia. Some 25 speeches address a wide range of issues confronted by Americans at the dawn of the 21st century. Given the cataclysmic events that have taken place during this period, this is a volume no library should be without.
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"A well-rounded selection of unforgettable words from American elected representatives, addressing responses to the September 11th attacks, issues of immigration, labor, and economy, food safety, scientific matters such as stem cell research and cloning, as well as other contemporary and pressing social issues. A stirring and involving "snapshot" of views of held by those who direct the turning gears of the nation, Representative American Speeches 2001-2002 is a welcome, essential, and enduringly valued addition to school and community library Political Science and Social Issues reference collections." 
–The Midwest Book Review

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Representative American Speeches: 1937–1997

This compilation of more than 150 speeches—gleaned from some 1,250 published in the Reference Shelf—addresses a full range of issues confronted by Americans over half a century. Introductions put each speech into context, indexes give access by name and subject, and brief biographies offer insight into historical significance of each speaker.

◘ 778 pp  
◘ 1998 
◘ ISBN 0-8242-0931-1  
◘ $105
◘ $115 (outside the U.S. & Canada)

Speeches of the American Presidents
Second Edition

Edited by Janet Podell and Steven Anzovin; Introduction by John Little

This volume helps students understand the presidency through the words of the presidents themselves. Coverage includes more than 200 major speeches by the 43 U.S. presidents, from Washington through George W. Bush. In the Second Edition, 25 new speeches have been added, covering the end of Ronald Reagan’s term, the presidencies of George Bush and Bill Clinton, and the inauguration of George W. Bush.

◘ 1,057 pp.  
◘ 2001 
◘ ISBN 0-8242-1006-9  
◘ $140 
◘ $160 (outside the U.S. & Canada)