Resources
E-Books
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Pop Culture versus Real America (PDF: 4.2 MB)
U.S. television and cinema promote images of Americans that are … well … wrong! Pop Culture versus Real America will contrast those pop culture images with profiles of real Americans in every walk of life.
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My Town (PDF: 5MB)
My Town: Writers on American Cities features 12 American authors describing how the U.S. cities where they live contribute to their creativity.
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Media Law Handbook (PDF: 2.6 MB)
What are the privileges and responsibilities of a free press? In Media Law Handbook, Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota, explores how free societies answer this question.
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Global Water Issues (PDF: 21MB)
Global Water Issues explores the political, social and economic challenges presented by threats to Earth’s most vital natural resource. With a foreword by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, Global Water Issues describes how this ecological emergency affects population centers, human health, climate and food security.
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A Responsible Press Office in the Digital Age (PDF: 14.24MB)
This updated edition of the 2001 IIP handbook A Responsible Press Office: An Insider’s Guide explores the relationship between government officials and the modern news media.
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The NGO Handbook (PDF: 14 MB)
Have you ever seen a problem and wanted to do something about it? Of course you have. The schools, police, government welfare offices, churches and families aren’t handling it. Others share your concerns and want to do something. That’s why you would start a nongovernmental organization, or NGO. This handbook will guide you through the steps of starting and operating an NGO.
