Series editor of the Groundwork books, Jane Springer is also a consultant in international development. She lives in Toronto.

A series of books for Key stages 3 - 4, aimed at secondary school
librarians, these 4 titles provide an overview of key and contemporary
political and social issues covered at this stage of the curriculum.
Ground
Work delivers easy to access information and the background behind
these sometimes controversial topics in a lively and accessible way.
Each book in the series addresses key questions about pressing social
issues from: what is climate change and where do we go from here?;
globalisation and the widening gap between the rich and the rest of the
population; to bridging the gap between different cultures and
religions; and the controversial topic of genocide and who is at threat
from this ultimate crime against humanity?
This book provides an overview of the history of genocide
worldwide. As well as answering key questions surrounding this topic
such as What is genocide? Where has it happened in the past? and Who is
being threatened by genocide today? it also addresses the debates and
controversies surrounding the use of this term.