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"Grade 6-10-A straightforward, riveting account of the murders of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in the summer of 1964 and the involvement of the Ku Klux Klan in the attempted cover-up. The roles of the people involved are clearly delineated-from the "elimination" order of the Klan imperial wizard to the law-enforcement officials who had been present at the murder scene, and, finally, the judge who dismissed most of the charges against the killers. How such blatant racism and legal corruption could have existed is explained in a thought-provoking discussion of the manner in which Southern lawmakers defied federal law, as well as the initial ambivalence to the situation." Ajoke' T. I. Kokodoko, Oakland Public Library, CA

  Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 23:
“Provides a neat blend of scholarship . . . also focuses on a topic that is . . . of vital importance to human rights.”

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"Grade 10 Up-Divided into four basic areas, this book covers the problems faced by less-developed nations, the impact of globalization, foreign aid, and the question of whether or not democracy can succeed in these locations. Each chapter contains several essays excerpted from various published sources, some written by rather high-profile authors such as George McGovern and President George W. Bush, but most penned by scholars in the field of international relations." David Pauli, Hillsboro Public Library, OR


"Part of the sophisticated Current Controversies series, this collection of essays explores many sides of the problems facing developing nations, including whether globalization will be harmful or helpful, the controversies over foreign aid and debt relief, the role world powers such as the U.S. should play, and whether the developing countries are ready for democracy. From George Bush and George McGovern to economists and aid agency officials, the writers raise crucial arguments right from the news." Hazel Rochman

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