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Suggested Books
At Issue Series by These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, and newspaper accounts.
Contemporary World Issues Series by The ABC-CLIO Contemporary World Issues Collection highlights 74 reference works covering a wide range of compelling, relevant topics in the US and internationally.
Global Viewpoints Series by Each anthology in the Global Viewpoints series delivers contemporary views on the featured issue – with the majority of material reflecting stances of countries other than the United States.
Opposing Viewpoints Series by With more than 180 volumes covering nearly every controversial contemporary topic, Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source of current-issue materials.
