Contemporary World Issues Series

24-hour cable news. Millions of internet sites. Information overload. How can we sort through the information? Assess the analyses? Trust the sources?

A world of questions demands a library of answers. Contemporary World Issues covers the controversial topics that students, readers, and citizens want to read about, write about, and know more about.

Cyber Warfare

A Reference Handbook

Paul J. Springer, Air Command and Staff College, USA

Explains the world of cyber warfare in authoritative but lay friendly terms. First, the volume details the historical evolution of cyber warfare and the different forms it can take, from crippling attacks on power grids and communications networks to secret intelligence gathering. From there it moves into a wide-ranging exploration of the main controversies and issues surrounding cyber security and cyber warfare, as well as coverage of major cyber warfare attacks, the organizations responsible, and the steps that the United States and other countries are taking to protect themselves from this constantly evolving threat.

UK May 2024 US May 2024 368 pages

HB 9781440879708 • $68.00 / £50.00 ePub 9781440879715 ePdf 9798765109953

• $51.27 / £61.20

• $51.27 / £61.20

Series: Contemporary World Issues • Bloomsbury Academic

Global Terrorism A Reference Handbook

Steven J. Childs, California State University, San Bernardino, USA

Examines the evolution of global terrorism in the United States and beyond, including the people and groups who have perpetuated the worst attacks and the people and agencies working to stop them. Whether driven by fanatical religious beliefs or radical political ideologies, terrorism has been a reality for millions of people around the world for centuries. This resource examines the history of global terrorism with an eye toward contextualizing contemporary events and issues related to global terrorism, through the use of graphs, tables, primary documents, personal essays, and other illuminating resources.

UK December 2023 • US September 2023 • 368 pages • 7 bw illus

HB 9781440878251 • $68.00 / £50.00 ePub 9798216171645 • $51.27 / £61.20 ePdf 9781440878268 • $51.27 / £61.20

Series: Contemporary World Issues • Bloomsbury Academic

Food Insecurity

A Reference Handbook

William D. Schanbacher, University of South Florida, USA & Whitney Fung Uy, Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, USA

Comprehensive and authoritative, this one-stop resource for exploring food insecurity in the United States explores the various economic, social, political, and cultural factors that drive the problem and pose obstacles to reform. Beginning with a comprehensive historical overview of food insecurity in America from the early colonies to the present day, the book pivots to provide insightful and incisive coverage of problems and controversies related to food insecurity and hunger, including food deserts, income inequality, and government nutrition programs for vulnerable citizens.

UK December 2023 • US September 2023 • 440 pages • 7 bw illus

HB 9781440878398 • $68.00 / £50.00 ePub 9798216171546 • $51.27 / £61.20 ePdf 9781440878404 • $51.27 / £61.20

Series: Contemporary World Issues • Bloomsbury Academic

Conspiracy Theories A Reference Handbook

Jeffrey B. Webb, Huntington University, USA

A comprehensive guide to the history and current shape of conspiracy theories in American life, this work provides vital context for understanding scientific research and findings about the origins, type, function, and appeal of conspiracy theories. In addition, this all-in-one resource provides a scholarly but accessible overview of conspiracy theories, past and present. The book guides readers through the fascinating and often byzantine world of conspiracy theories, with a particular focus on conspiracy theories related to voting practices and elections; the September 11 attacks; the alleged existence of power-hungry secret societies; and scientific findings about vaccines, climate change, and other high-profile issues.

UK May 2024 • US May 2024 • 368 pages • 8 bw illus

HB 9781440877704 • $68.00 / £50.00 ePub 9798216171065 $51.27 / £61.20 ePdf 9781440877711 • $51.27 / £61.20

Series: Contemporary World Issues • Bloomsbury Academic

Income Inequality in America A Reference Handbook

Stacey M. Jones, Seattle University, USA & Robert S. Rycroft, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, USA

An authoritative one-stop resource for understanding the full dimensions of income inequality in the United States, including chief socioeconomic drivers of inequality and proposals to reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in America.

Carefully researched and scrupulously nonpartisan, this resource examines income inequality in the United States, with a particular focus on key issues, events, and political/economic philosophies relevant to the enduring divide between rich and poor in America. In addition, it examines how the realities of income inequality shape child care, education, transportation, housing, retirement planning, and other essentials of modern life in America.

UK January 2023 • US January 2023

• 424 pages • 7 bw illus

HB 9781440867439 • $65.00 / £50.00 ePub 9798216183082

• $48.79 / £58.50 ePdf 9781440867446 • $48.79 / £58.50

Series: Contemporary World Issues • ABC-CLIO

Campus Free Speech A Reference Handbook

Lori Cox Han, Chapman University, USA & Jerry Price, Chapman University, USA

Authoritative and accessible, this overview of college free speech issues and controversies explains such concepts and forces as academic freedom, intellectual benefits of open debate, the use of speech as a weapon of hate and harassment, and the history of campus social protest. It also presents a broad survey of the arguments and rhetoric—as well as actual record—of America's two major parties on campus free speech and academic freedom issues. Other focuses of coverage include major laws and commonly employed college and university policies governing free speech and civil liberties for students, faculty, and administrators on campuses and classrooms across the country.

UK October 2023 • US July 2023

• 344 pages • 15 bw illus

HB 9781440879357 • $68.00 / £50.00 ePub 9798216170907 • $51.27 / £61.20 ePdf 9781440879364 $51.27 / £61.20

Series: Contemporary World Issues • Bloomsbury Academic

Rape and Sexual Assault A Reference Handbook

Alison E. Hatch, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Accessible and informative, this is a valuable onestop resource for understanding the problem of sexual assault in the United States, including societal factors, notorious cases, laws and practices, victim advocacy and reform efforts, and keys to recovery. It discusses who is being victimized, who is perpetrating the offenses, and policies and reforms that have been enacted in an effort to reduce rape, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment in homes and communities across America.

The volume also explores the role that flawed law enforcement practices and the spread of rape culture have played in facilitating sexual assault and abuse, and what can be done to combat this devastating crime.

UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 344 pages • 7 bw illus

HB 9781440876790 • $65.00 / £50.00 ePub 9798216183105 • $48.79 / £58.50 ePdf 9781440876806 • $48.79 / £58.50

Series: Contemporary World Issues • ABC-CLIO

Silenced in the Library

Banned Books in America

Zeke Jarvis

Censorship has been an ongoing phenomenon even in 'the land of the free.' This examination of banned books across U.S. history examines the motivations and effects of censorship, shows us how our view of right and wrong has evolved over the years, and helps readers to understand the tremendous importance of books and films in our society. Silenced in the Library: Banned Books in America provides a comprehensive examination of the challenges to major books as well as the final results of these selections being deemed 'unfit for public consumption.'

UK November 2023 • US November 2023 • 320 pages

PB 9798765114155 • $39.95 / £28.99

Previously published in HB 9781440843945 ePub 9798216145189 • $84.36 / £101.70 ePdf 9781440843952 • $84.36 / £101.70

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