Product Description: "In Ancient Mesopotamia, readers discover the history and impressive accomplishments of the ancient Mesopotamians, including their extraordinary cultural achievements and technological wonders. Engaging text provides details on the civilization's history, development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, social organization, and more...read more

Product Description: Does free speech have limits? Can torture be justified? Who is really in charge of your rights? Every day we are confronted with news of foreign governments who refuse to acknowledge liberties that we in the Western world take for granted...read more

Product Description: Torture, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, privacy - contrary to what public apathy would have you believe, civil liberties are worth fighting for and are almost always under threat. Tom Head tours the world to show civil liberties in action, and shows how you can make a difference...read more

Product Description: There's been plenty of hype about the "netroots," and online activism on both the right and left. But most of it's been celebratory, not practical. This is a practical, start to finish guide to promoting any cause and participating in any social movement on the social Web...read more

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Product Description: From the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. This title examines the development of crime and punishment in the United States - from the criminal justice practices of American Indians and the influence of colonists to the mistreatment of slaves...read more

Recent applications to biomolecular science and DNA computing have created a new audience for automata theory and formal languages. This is the only introductory book to cover such applications. It begins with a clear and readily understood exposition of the fundamentals that assumes only a background in discrete mathematics. The first five chapters give a gentle but rigorous coverage of basic ideas as well as topics not found in other texts at this level, including codes, retracts and semiretracts. Chapter 6 introduces combinatorics on words and uses it to describe a visually inspired approach to languages. The final chapter explains recently-developed language theory coming from developments in bioscience and DNA computing. With over 350 exercises (for which solutions are available), many examples and illustrations, this text will make an ideal contemporary introduction for students; others, new to the field, will welcome it for self-learning.

Carl Sagan's profound philosophical humility mixed with personal exuberance come through in this collection of interviews and profiles that show how Sagan, a lifelong skeptic, refined his views and expressed amazement that Earth encompasses everything about which he cared. Simultaneous.

Examines different points of view in the debate over human rights, covering such issues as sweatshops, the Patriot Act, the participation of the United States in the International Criminal Court, and the impact of globalization.

Essays cover viewpoints regarding the Internet's potential for both positive and negative social consequences, including invisible spying machinery, online voting systems, and economic development.

Presents articles that argue whether or not torture is ever justified and whether or not certain situations are considered torture, including the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse.

Essays discuss varying opinions on the subject of religion and education, covering such topics as private school vouchers, school prayer, teaching creationism, and banning headscarves.

Providing the history of a specific American right or rights, each volume in this series begins with some brief colonial history, the battles fought by various groups to secure each right, and how the Amendments relate to laws of other governments.

Discusses the historical origins, teachings, practices, persecution, spread, and challenges of Christianity.

Presents a narrative and analysis of the major events and trends which occurred in the year 1966. (view table of contents)

A collection of essays debates the origins of ancient monuments, including Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids in Egypt.

A collection of essays debates the origins of ancient monuments, including Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids in Egypt.

Presents a collection of primary documents, including speeches, articles, and memoirs, about the the Bill of Rights, from such figures as Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Earl Warren. (view table of contents)

Explores both sides of the question of whether or not demonic possession occurs and exorcism is an effective treatment, looking at cultural and social factors, mental illnesses, and the dangers involved. (view table of contents)

Discusses what life was like for slaves during the Civil War with letters, diary entries, and other primary sources.

Discusses what life was like for women and their families during the Civil War with letters, diary entries, and other primary sources.

Presents excerpts from letters, books, newspaper articles, and diaries to provide information on the daily life, battles, and thoughts of the generals during the Civil War.