b'History PRIMARY SOURCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY: THEMES61Defining Documents in American History:United States Involvement in the Middle EastThe Middle East and the United States have had a complex relationship, especially as it relates to the conflicts and wars that the region has endured over the past three centuries. This two-volume set organizes this far-reaching content into six sections: Defense of National Interests; Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction; Covert Operations; Terrorism; Political Regimes; and Fundamentalist Organizations. Each in-depth chapter provides a thorough commentary and analysis of each primary source document, often reprinted in its entirety. Each Historical Document is introduced by a Summary Overview, Defining Moment, and an Author Biography to give historical and social context. Following the Historical Document, a more thorough understanding of the concepts and issues covered in the document is presented in the Document Themes and Analysis. Volume Two includes additional analysis of four important documents discussing the 2021 American exit from Afghanistan.April 2020 | Two Volumes; 400 Pages | Print ISBN: 978-1-64265-397-7 | Library Price: $295FREE Online AccessFREEDefining Documents in American History: Drug PolicyOf interest by a reader who may be writing a term paper or preparing an oral presentation. Not just for libraries serving undergraduates, the set should also be purchased by public libraries. Recommended. CHOICETop 75 Community College Resources CHOICE, November 2020This set takes a close look at the history of this countrys drug policies, treatment options, and epidemicsalcohol, opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana, crack cocaine, and the opioid crisisand includes documents related to contemporary issues such as corporate accountability, controversial treatments, sentencing, racial and economic factors, and organized crime. This set organizes the historical documents relatedHISTORYto drug policy into six areas: Drug Use and Substance Abuse; Drug Epidemics and Responses; Drug Addiction and Treatment; Drug Prohibitions and Policies; Drugs, Race, and Poverty; and Drugs and Crime. Each Historical Document is introduced by a Summary Overview, Defining Moment, and an Author Biography to give historical and social context.FREE March 2020 | Two Volumes; 400 Pages | Print ISBN: 978-1-64265-401-1 | Library Price: $295 Online AccessFREEDefining Documents in American History:PRIMARY SOURCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY: THEMESSlaveryThis collection of primary resources offers insights into the rationalizations, horrors, legalities, and manyother important aspects of American slavery. Recommended. CHOICESlavery was not universally endorsed, but it became a part of the economic fabric of the nation. It took a civil war to achieve the goal of freedom for all, and decades of work that continues to this day, to gain and defend the civil rights and liberties afforded to all citizens. This two-volume set includes in-depth chapters that provide a thorough commentary of significant primary source documents, including: David Walkers Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World; Frederick Douglass What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Nellie Norton: or Southern Slavery and the Bible; the Missouri Compromise; the Confessions of Nat Turner; ads for the Reunification of Former Slave Families; and the Emancipation Proclamation. Each commentary includes these helpful subheads that guide the reader: Summary, Overview, Defining Moment, Author Biography, Detailed Document Analysis and discussion of Essential Themes. FREE Online AccessAugust 2019 | Two Volumes; 600 Pages | Print ISBN: 978-1-64265-281-9 | Library Price: $295 FREEDefining Documents in American History: The Free PressOver the years, the First Amendment has been argued from the public square to the Supreme Court. In this two-volume set, we examine both the history and the current state of the free press, through in-depth chapters that provide a thorough commentary of significant primary source documents, including: the Libel case against Peter Zenger (New York Weekly Journal); the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; On Heroes and Hero Worship; United States v. PFC Bradley E. Manning; Branzburg v. Hayes; New York Times Co. v. United States (Pentagon Papers); Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox (when a blogger can be sued); and theNetworked Fourth Estate by Yochai Benkler. Each commentary includes these helpful subheads that guide thereader: Summary, Overview, Defining Moment, Author Biography, Detailed Document Analysis, and discussionof Essential Themes. FREE December 2019 | Two Volumes; 600 Pages | Print ISBN: 978-1-64265-285-7 | Library Price: $295 Online AccessFREEGET ONLINE ACCESS(800) 221-1592 WITH YOUR PRINT BUY! www.salempress.com2022-480 Salem Catalog 2023 R7.indd 61 2022-12-28 11:14 AM'