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This book provides an engaging historical survey of the vampire in American popular culture over 100 years, ranging from Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula to HBO's television series True Blood. Vampires in the New World surveys vampire films and literature from both national and historical perspectives since the publication of Bram Stoker's Dracula, providing an overview of the changing figure of the vampire in America. It focuses on such es...

This second edition continues the debate on whether transplantable organs of executed capital felons should be used to save American lives. It provides the general public with the relevant data and information that is necessary for making an informed and intelligent decision on this crucial matter.

Racial discrimination, like its ethnic counterpart, will never be totally eliminated. This is necessarily so because "discrimination" is an inherent attribute of the human brain. This book provides an analysis of the cerebral origin of discrimination, along with its ancient manifestation as ethnic discrimination and its recent historical manifestation as racial discrimination in America. Ultimately this book seeks to demonstrate that, while th...

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In this updated encyclopedia are entries on virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court from its inception through 2006, including summaries of more than 40 cases decided since publication of the first edition. Entries are also provided for each Supreme Court Justice who has ever rendered a capital punishment opinion. Entries on jurisdictions cite present-day death penalty laws and judicial structure, with sy...

Covers various opinions on abortion that were issued by the Supreme Court since the founding of the nation. This book addresses the many political, legal, social, religious, and medical issues associated with abortion. It includes such topics as modern contraceptive devices, and different methods of abortion.