Historic Documents of 2006

Historic Documents of 2006 paints a vivid picture of the important events and issues of 2006 through more than 80 carefully selected, chronologically arranged documents from around the world. The documents cover the environment and health care; democracy, elections, and war; and other social, political, economic, and humanitarian topics. An introductory overview discusses the critical, headline-making global events that define 2006. The documents that follow are introduced by essays on their background, history, and context. Full source information is provided, including both print and online citations, if available. This volume features documents that cover the following topics and more: U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the first visit of Chinese president Hu Jintao to the United States, the swearing in of Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman in Africa to be elected head of state, Hezbollah-Israel war, the stalemate over Iran's nuclear weapons program, Hamas victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections, U.S. congressional scandals, including those linked to Jack Abramoff and the resignation of Tom DeLay, electronic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency, U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unconstitutional, the debate over immigration in the United States, the shift in political power resulting from the 2006 congressional midterm elections. A thematic table of contents and a list of documents by type or source supplement the annotated table of contents and a five-year cumulative index. Book jacket.