Dedria Bryfonski

In his novel Brave New World, writer Aldous Huxley extends the intersection of community and science to a dystopian conclusion: an entire world built upon the principles of Henry Ford's automobile assembly lines. This volume offers an in-depth examination of bioethics as presented in...

This must-have volume explores topics relating to child custody by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. Selected articles discuss many aspects relating to the legal terms which are used to describe the legal relationship between...

When a French doctor is imprisoned for eighteen years, he is released and united with his daughter, whom he has never met. The story of their life in London, and the conflict between her husband and the people who imprisoned her father, bring back...

When a French doctor is imprisoned for eighteen years, he is released and united with his daughter, whom he has never met. The story of their life in London, and the conflict between her husband and the people who imprisoned her father, bring back...

Wuthering Heights is unique among novels of its time for its poetic presentation, its lack of authorial comment, and its unusual narrative structure, exerting the energies of hate and love from the confined world of the story. The book deeply challenged embedded Victorian conventions...

This volume explores the life and work of Sue Monk Kidd, focusing particularly on the coming of age theme in her novel The Secret Life of Bees. The book presents readers with a collection of essays that address topics such as community as a...

Published in 1952, The Old Man and the Sea is Hemingway's last major work of fiction and is widely revered for its compelling use of death and legacy. This concise volume explores Hemingway's life and influences, takes a look at key ideas related to...

Published in 1951 by the reclusive author J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye quickly became a staple of school reading lists nationwide because of its raw and honest portrayal of teenage angst and depression. Salinger's protagonist, Holden Caulfield, struggles to assert himself in...

Because wherever I sat, on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok, I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air. Readers who are familiar with Sylvia Plath's work may...

"Because wherever I sat, on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok, I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air." Readers who are familiar with Sylvia Plath's work may...

Tennessee Williams' 1944 play The Glass Menagerie centers around a family of three, Tom, Laura, and Amanda Wingfield, exploring what it means to share a household with people whose individual psychological eccentricities threaten to overwhelm the whole. Told retroactively in the format of a...

Editor Dedria Bryfonski has chosen primary source writings to explore issues related to family violence, including what contributes to family violence, is family violence a gender issue, whether efforts to reduce family violence effective, and what are the consequences of family violence.Author: Dedria BryfonskiISBN-10:...

Do genetically modified foods contribute to global sustainability? Is water scarcity a threat to global sustainability? Does social equity promote global sustainability? Is economic growth compatible with sustainability? These four questions are analyzed in this collection of essays. The essays are in a pro...

Editor Dedria Bryfonski has compiled essays to explore issues related to human trafficking, including what factors contribute to human trafficking, if internet sites used for sex trafficking should be shut down, if globalization promotes human trafficking, and how human trafficking can be eliminated.Author: Dedria...

Islamophobia existed in premise before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but it has increased in prevalence and standing during the past decade. This volume introduces the reader to a broad spectrum of views on Islamophobia. Disparate viewpoints of issues are encapsulated in...

Islamophobia existed in premise before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but it has increased in prevalence and standing during the past decade. This volume introduces the reader to a broad spectrum of views on Islamophobia. Disparate viewpoints of issues are encapsulated in...

Responding directly to controversial practices in psychology as well as to institutional abuse, Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest depicts a not-so-distant reality in which a diagnosis of mental illness often signaled an end to autonomy. This compelling edition explores...

This collection of essays debate several issues relating to natural gas. Readers will examine the potential benefits and dangers of Fracking, whether or not the United states needs more gas pipeline capacity, if the United States should export natural gas, and the risk and...

Jerry Renault, the protagonist of Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War, finds himself at the center of bullying efforts conducted by his high school's secret society when he refuses to comply with a school-wide chocolate sale. Cormier's 1974 novel remains a popular point of discourse...

One of the most beloved franchises in history, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series follows a trio of wizards-in-the-making through their years at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This expansive edition provides background on the life of British author J.K. Rowling and the...

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. This contradiction, which draws inspiration from politics and systems of governing, lies at the heart of George Orwell's allegorical Animal Farm, making it one of literature's most thought-provoking books to date. This...

Capturing a snapshot of the race relations that would set the stage for apartheid in South Africa, Alan Paton's 1949 novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, paints a complicated portrait of the widening divisions between dissolving tribal cultures and white communities. This necessary edition presents...

This compelling volume explores Toni Morrison's classic novel through the lens of slavery. The book examines Morrison's life and influences and takes a critical look at key ideas related to slavery in Beloved, such as the role of slavery in both the forging and...

Editor Dedria Bryfonski has assembled several compelling essays in a for-or-against sequence that explore issues relating to street teens. Across four chapters, readers will analyze why teens run away, the consequences of becoming a street teen, how they can be helped, and whether street...

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. The mantra of authoritarian government in George Orwell's dystopian novel pulls conventional wisdom inside-out, leaving characters, and readers, compelled to peek under the surface for meaning and truth. This informative edition provides an in-depth examination...

This collection of for-or-against essays explores the possible causes of the banking crisis, including greed, deregulation, government policies, excessive compensation and excessive debt. Readers will examine the current stability of the U.S. banking system and the effect of bailouts, as well as possible fixes...

The primary source writings in this anthology have been selected to provide your readers with a broad range of viewpoints on the global impact of social media. The essays in this anthology provide contrasting views on important issues. Students are encouraged to see the...

Editor Dedria Bryfonski has compiled essays that explore issues relating to those who have served in the military. Readers will examine homelessness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, disabilities, unemployment, the female veterans' experience, and government assistance.Author: Dedria BryfonskiISBN-10: 0737772999ISBN-13: 9780737772999Publisher: Greenhaven PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2015Pages: 240Format:...

Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange has become a cult classic among fans of dystopian fiction. The 1962 novel, which utilizes extreme violence as a method of questioning free will, received mixed reviews upon publication, with some critics praising the book and others condemning it....

Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange has become a cult classic among fans of dystopian fiction. The 1962 novel, which utilizes extreme violence as a method of questioning free will, received mixed reviews upon publication, with some critics praising the book and others condemning it....

This anthology explores issues related to violence in the media including violence in music and videos, exposure to violence in television and movies, violent video games, how society should respond to violence in the media. Disparate viewpoints are encapsulated with the use of a...

Stranded on a tropical island, a group of boys attempt to govern themselves but instead give into chaos and savagery. William Golding's 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies, utilizes the theme of violence to showcase the conflicts surrounding power. This compelling edition presents readers...

This compelling volume explores the complexities of adolescent friendship in John Knowles's A Separate Place. Essays discuss the life of John Knowles, the role of personal experience in fiction, how the novel explores the roots of war, as well as contemporary perspectives on how...

Joseph Heller's satire Catch-22 presents war, driven by state bureaucracies, as a form of institutional psychosis. Soldiers, trapped in the circular logic of an obscure army regulation, find themselves in impossible circumstances, ones that threaten not only their personhood but their free will as...

Published in 1899, Kate Chopin's The Awakening refused to shy away from its progressive depictions of femininity and womanhood, defying and challenging the status quo. This informative edition explores the theme of women's issues as they relate to The Awakening, investigating topics such as...

Published in 1899, Kate Chopin's The Awakening refused to shy away from its progressive depictions of femininity and womanhood, defying and challenging the status quo. This informative edition explores the theme of women's issues as they relate to The Awakening, investigating topics such as...