Pop Culture vs. Real America
Each essay in Pop Culture vs. Real Americans contains a surprise. Especially for readers who envision U.S. culture by the pop icons it has produced. American pop icons are sometimes […]
Subject: About America
Outline of the U.S. Government—Outline Series
What makes the U.S. government uniquely American? Learn about the separation of powers and the institutions and practices that constitute U.S. democracy. The structure of the U.S. government is defined by the Constitution, but the ways in which institutions and officials meet the requirements of the Constitution are open to interpretation.
The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later
The Berlin Wall—symbol of a divided city within a divided nation within a divided continent—was grounded in decades-old historical divisions at the end of World War II. In August 1961, the German Democratic Republic began to construct the Berlin Wall. At first it was barbed wire, but soon it expanded into a 5 meter high 165 kilometer long network of concrete walls topped with barbed wire, and guarded with gun emplacements, watchtowers, and mines. This book recounts how and why that wall crumbled.
Subject: Democracy
Anti-Corruption: The Global Fight
Anti-Corruption: The Global Fight is a new handbook from IIP Publications that outlines the kinds of corruption, their effects, and the ways that people and governments combat corruption through legislative and civil society actions.
Subject: Featured
American Citizenship
Americans are bound together by the shared belief that individual liberty is essential to free government.
Subject: Democracy
Democracy in Brief: In Brief Series
Democracy is more than just a set of specific government institutions.
Subject: Democracy
Elections USA: In Brief Series
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of any democracy. Elections give citizens a voice in their government in the most fundamental way: by deciding who governs.
Startup Smart: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs—Handbook Series
This handbook provides these tools and guidance for adventurous individuals who are “ready to ride the rocket ship” of being an entrepreneur.
My Town: Writers on American Cities
America refracted through these writers’ minds is not one place but many.
Subject: About America
Edward R. Murrow: Journalism at its Best—About America Series
The career of the eminent broadcast journalist is an example of the essential role the free press plays in a democracy.
Subject: About America
American Popular Music
American popular music spans a range of human experience, from matters of the heart to political protest.
Subject: About America
A Responsible Press Office in the Digital Age—Handbook Series
How can governments best communicate with their citizens and a free, independent media?