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GLOBAL STUDIES

F O U N D AT I O N S O F D E M O C R A C Y

The benefits of democracy can be found in all corners of the world. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and its communist ideology in 1991, democracy has been touted as the only real answer to the world’s challenges. At the same time, the true meaning and character of democracy has never been so extensively tested. THE NEW SERIES, FOUNDATIONS OF DEMOCRACY, WILL TAKE A GLOBAL VIEW OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CORNERSTONES OF THIS FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT WINSTON CHURCHILL FAMOUSLY CALLED “THE WORST POLITICAL SYSTEM EXCEPT FOR ALL THE OTHERS.”

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Series Consultant: Tom Lansford Professor of Political Science, The University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Tom Lansford is professor of political science in the College of Arts and Letters was academic dean for The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast operation from 2009 to 2014. His expertise is in the areas of international relations and security, homeland security, American foreign and security policy, and U.S. government and politics. The volumes in the Foundations of Democracy series introduceand reflect upondemocratic issues andhowtheya ect citizens in theU.S. andaround the world. Each titleo ers a concise lookat an individual issue, addressingboth the progress and challenges of havingandobtaining freedoms. Because the series isn’t cookie-cutter inapproach, the content of thebooks complements one another. Each chapter beginswithkey vocabularyand concludeswith summary questions and research ideas, indicatedbypre-established icons. Students who canoverlook the textbook feel will ndadeeper understandingand appreciationof their rights and freedoms. — Booklist ”

8 VOLUME SET © 2017

Set ISBN ..........978-1-4222-3625-3 Hardcover Set Price ...........$255.44 $191.60 (S&L) Hardcover List Price ..............31.93 23.95 (S&L) Multi-User eBook List Price ...39.93 29.95 (S&L)

Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 7 x 9 • 64 pages Grade Level: 7-12

Citizenship and Immigration .................. -3626-0 -8270-0 Corruption and Transparency ................. -3627-7 -8271-7 Employment and Workers’ Rights .......... -3628-4 -8272-4 Gender Equality and Identity Rights ....... -3629-1 -8273-1 Justice, Policing, and the Rule of Law ....... -3630-7 -8274-8 Political Participation and Voting Rights ..... -3631-4 -8275-5 Religious, Cultural, and Minority Rights ......-3632-1 -8276-2 Speech, Media, and Protest.................... -3633-8 -8277-9 HBK ISBN E-ISBN

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