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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.

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)

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Full color • Library bound

Trim Size: 7 x 9 • 64 pages

Grade Level: 7-12

8 VOLUME SET © 2017

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

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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.

GLOBAL STUDIES

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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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.

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