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1 online resource (305 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; (A) Philosophy/political theory; Anarchism; Animal rights; Capitalism v. socialism; Censorship by the state; Civil disobedience; Democracy; Marxism; Pacifism; Privatisation; Protective legislation v. individual freedom; Social contract, existence of the; Utilitarianism; Welfare state; (B) Constitutional/governance; Churches in politics; Extremist political parties, banning of; Monarchy, abolition of; Political candidacy, age of; Politicians' outside interests, banning of; Proportional representation |
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Referenda, increased use ofSocial movements: courts v. legislatures; State funding of political parties; Term limits for politicians; Voting age, reduction of; Voting, compulsory; (C) International relations; Armaments, limitations on conventional; Commonwealth, abolition of the; Democracy, imposition of; Dictators, assassination of; European Union, expansion of the; Military drones, prohibition of; Non-UN-sanctioned military intervention; Nuclear weapons, right to possess; Private military corporations, banning of; Sanctions, use of; Terrorism, justifiability of; Terrorists, negotiation with |
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United Nations, failure of theUnited Nations standing army; United States of Europe; (D) Economics; Bonuses, banning of; Child labour can be justified; Euro, abolition of the; Failing companies, bailing out; Fairtrade, we should not support; Inheritance tax at 100 per cent; Regional trade blocs over global free trade; Salary capping, mandatory; State pensions, ending provision of; (E) Social, moral and religious; Abortion on demand; Affirmative action; Alcohol, prohibition of; Animal experimentation and vivisection, banning of; Drugs, legalisation of; Euthanasia, legalisation of |
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Gay marriage, legalising ofGod, existence of; Holocaust denial, criminalisation of; Homosexuals, ordination of; Homosexuals, outing of; Immigration, limitation of; Mandatory retirement age; Marriage; National identity cards; National service, (re- )introduction of; Political correctness; Polygamy, legalisation of; Population control; Pornography; Prostitution, legalisation of; Right to strike for public sector workers; Slavery, reparations for; Smacking, remove parents' right to; Smoking, banning of; Veil, prohibition of the; Women fighting on the front line; (F) Culture, education and sport |
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Arts funding by the state, abolition ofBeauty contests, banning of; Blood sports, abolition of; Boxing, banning of; Co-education; Cultural treasures, returning of; Examinations, abolition of; Gambling, banning of; Indigenous languages, protection of; Music lyrics, censorship of; Nursery education, free provision of by the state; Performance-enhancing drugs in sport; Press, state regulation of the; Privacy of public figures; Private schools; Religious teaching in schools; School sport, compulsory; School uniform; Sex education; Size zero models, banning of |
| Summary |
Pros and Cons: A Debaters Handbook offers a unique and invaluable guide to the arguments both for and against over 140 current controversies and global issues. Since it was first published in 1896 the handbook has been regularly updated and this nineteenth edition includes new entries on topics such as the right to possess nuclear weapons, the bailing out of failing industries, the protection of indigenous languages and the torture of suspected terrorists. Equal coverage is given to both sides of each debate in a dual column format which allows for easy comparison. Each entry |
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Sport, equalise status of men and women in |
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Debates and debating.
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debates.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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Debates and debating.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sather, Trevor
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Woolgar, Ben
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| ISBN |
9781134616657 |
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1134616651 |
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