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Handbook of Independent Journalism—Handbook Series

Handbook of Independent Journalism—Handbook Series

This handbook provides an overview of the fundamentals of journalism. Author Deborah Potter writes that “journalism is both a profession and craft, since journalists draw on specialized skills and adhere […]

Subject: About America, Democracy
Faith + Freedom: Religion in the USA

Faith + Freedom: Religion in the USA

Faith plus freedom combine to create a religious life in the United States that is robust, diverse, and free. This photograph rich Faith + Freedom: Religion in the USA depicts how […]

Subject: About America, Featured
Pop Culture vs. Real America

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

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.

Subject: About America, Democracy
The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later

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

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

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 in Brief: In Brief Series

Democracy is more than just a set of specific government institutions.

Subject: Democracy
Elections USA: In Brief Series (2016 ed.)

Elections USA: In Brief Series (2016 ed.)

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.

Subject: Democracy, Featured
Startup Smart: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs—Handbook Series

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.

Subject: Entrepreneurship, Featured
My Town: Writers on American Cities

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

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
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