Civics and citizenship Books
Stanford University Press SelfDetermination
Book SynopsisThis book compares and contrasts historical and contemporary Native American policy in Canada and the United States. The contributors include economists, political scientists, and lawyers, who, despite analyzing a number of different groups in several eras, consistently take a political economy approach to the issues.Trade Review"[The authors of Self-Determination] not only are out to set the record straight, but also present alternatives for Native Americans that can give them a better life than exists today on the reservation... For those who believe that Native Americans really do deserve better than the myths of communalism, this is a book worth reading."—The Freeman"This interesting book provides material for demonstrating the internal contradictions of the 'property rights' approach to analysis of American Indian economics... To the extent limited assumptions capture part of humanity's characteristics, the examples reported in this book explore ingenious implications of their simple model."—Western Historical Quarterly"...well-written and thoroughly researched."—xEconomic Affairs"As Nobel Prize Winner Douglass C. North states in his short introduction to this volume, Native Americans 'deserve a better story' than generally is found in the literature, and in this book they get much more optimistic treatment than is generally the case. You do not have to agree with all of the arguments in this volume to benefit from its challenges to conventional wisdom and to appreciate the novel approaches that are part of the chapters."—Gary Libecap, University of Arizona"Thanks to this series of carefully researched essays, it's possible to get a glimmer of a far more hopeful future for the American Indian than today's sad reservation system, rooted in collectivist economics and stereotypes about Indian culture, can ever hope to offer."—Tom Bray, Detroit News"Starting with the history of early Indian institutions and moving through European contact, government intervention, and constitutional issues of sovereignty, Self-Determination drives home the fact that property rights—the ability to freely exercise choice over assets—is a critical factor in economic development. This book is an excellent achievement, and should have a huge impact on public policy in Indian affairs."—Doug Allen, Simon Fraser University"The most important aspect of human history has been the attempt by individuals to increase their sovereignty at the expense of the sovereignty of the state. Where this has been achieved and to what extent has depended on the institution of private property. This book is a substantive contribution to understanding the association between property and individual sovereignty in a particularly vexed historical context. It should be read by all but especially by leaders in the affected communities."—Michael Walker, Co-founder with Milton and Rose D. Friedman of the Economic Freedom of the World Project"In his introduction, Nobel Laureate Douglass North states that the history of Native Americans 'requires a far richer understanding of the complex nature of human cultures, and equally, of the fundamentals of economic and societal change than we have possessed' (p.1). Self-Determination: The Other Path for Native Americans is an important step in that direction." —Edward P. Stringham, San Jose State UniversityTable of ContentsContents List of Tables, Figures, and Maps Foreword Introduction by Douglass North 1 False Myths and Indigenous Entrepreneurial Strategies by Craig S. Galbraith, Carlos L. Rodriguez, and Curt H. Stiles 2 Property Rights and the Buffalo Economy of the Great Plains by Bruce L. Benson 3 Native American Property Rights in the Hudson Bay Region: A Case Study of the Eighteenth-Century Cree by Ann M. Carlos and Frank D. Lewis 4 A Culturally Correct Proposal to Privatize the British Columbia Salmon Fishery by D. Bruce Johnsen 5 Customary Land Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves by Thomas E. Flanagan and Christopher Alcantara 6 The Wealth of Indian Nations: Economic Performance and Institutions on Reservations by Terry L. Anderson and Dominic P. Parker 7 Sovereignty Can Be a Liability: How Tribes Can Mitigate the Sovereign's Paradox by David D. Haddock and Robert J. Miller 8 Indian Casinos: Another Tragedy of the Commons by Ronald N. Johnson 9 "Doing Business with the Devil": Land, Sovereignty and Corporate Partnerships in Membertou, Inc. by Jacqueline Thayer Scott 10 Indian Property Rights and American Federalism by James L. Huffman and Robert J. Miller References Cases Cited About the Contributing Authors Index
£48.60
Stanford University Press The DREAMers
Book SynopsisThe DREAMers provides the first investigation of the undocumented youth movement that has transformed the national immigration debate, from its start in the early 2000s through the present day.Trade Review"Walter Nicholls tells the story of the courageous youth who 'came out of the shadows' to form an unprecedented social movement to challenge stigmatization and advocate a path to citizenship. The DREAMers is a must read for anyone interested in how these new Americans fought for justice and their chance at the American Dream." -- Leo R. Chavez * author of The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation (Stanford, 2018, 2013) *"There is no doubt that Nicholls' careful work—while overwhelmingly dependent upon California DREAMer sources—which measures the epicenter of such activism, is thought-provoking and in its own way, transgressive." -- Michael A. Olivas * The Journal of Higher Education *"Immigrant rights may be the most important social movement of our time, and the young Americans known as DREAMers—whose lack of documents are keeping them from colleges and jobs—have incredible stories to tell. Just the kind of stories that, set in this vital context, make for a good book—which Nicholls has provided." -- James M. Jasper, The Graduate Center * CUNY *"This is the book on the transformation of undocumented youth into the momentous immigrant rights movement known as the DREAMers. Based on careful research, the book identifies and analyzes the unique elements that allowed this social movement to go from 0–to–60 mph in the span of a decade and in one of the most hostile xenophobic contexts. Walter Nicholls shows how this social movement's success relied on the importance of crafting voice and compelling representations, finding 'niche openings,' and building strategic alliances. Underscoring both the political and moral urgency of the movement, while offering judicious analysis of the social movement building process, this book represents the sociological imagination at its best. I can't wait to use this book in my classes." -- Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo * University of Southern California *"Highly recommended." -- James A. Cox * Midwest Book Review *"[This] book is necessary reading for anyone interested in immigrant rights and, beyond that, in cultural approaches to the study of social movements. Nicholls has written a captivating account of one of the most important social movements in recent American history in tremendous empirical detail. This book simultaneously introduces several fruitful propositions that can push the literature on immigration politics in promising new directions." -- Thomas Swerts * American Journal of Sociology *"The rich stories told in this book, particularly of the struggle and courage of the youths, will make readers ponder and question the effectiveness of existing immigration policies. An eye-opening and incredible story in its own right, this book also contributes to the literature on social movements, especially the formation of movement groups and the issue-framing process. It deserves a wide readership. Summing Up: Essential." -- J. Li * CHOICE *
£77.35
Stanford University Press The DREAMers
Book SynopsisThe DREAMers provides the first investigation of the undocumented youth movement that has transformed the national immigration debate, from its start in the early 2000s through the present day.Trade Review"Walter Nicholls tells the story of the courageous youth who 'came out of the shadows' to form an unprecedented social movement to challenge stigmatization and advocate a path to citizenship. The DREAMers is a must read for anyone interested in how these new Americans fought for justice and their chance at the American Dream." -- Leo R. Chavez * author of The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation (Stanford, 2018, 2013) *"There is no doubt that Nicholls' careful work—while overwhelmingly dependent upon California DREAMer sources—which measures the epicenter of such activism, is thought-provoking and in its own way, transgressive." -- Michael A. Olivas * The Journal of Higher Education *"Immigrant rights may be the most important social movement of our time, and the young Americans known as DREAMers—whose lack of documents are keeping them from colleges and jobs—have incredible stories to tell. Just the kind of stories that, set in this vital context, make for a good book—which Nicholls has provided." -- James M. Jasper, The Graduate Center * CUNY *"This is the book on the transformation of undocumented youth into the momentous immigrant rights movement known as the DREAMers. Based on careful research, the book identifies and analyzes the unique elements that allowed this social movement to go from 0–to–60 mph in the span of a decade and in one of the most hostile xenophobic contexts. Walter Nicholls shows how this social movement's success relied on the importance of crafting voice and compelling representations, finding 'niche openings,' and building strategic alliances. Underscoring both the political and moral urgency of the movement, while offering judicious analysis of the social movement building process, this book represents the sociological imagination at its best. I can't wait to use this book in my classes." -- Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo * University of Southern California *"Highly recommended." -- James A. Cox * Midwest Book Review *"[This] book is necessary reading for anyone interested in immigrant rights and, beyond that, in cultural approaches to the study of social movements. Nicholls has written a captivating account of one of the most important social movements in recent American history in tremendous empirical detail. This book simultaneously introduces several fruitful propositions that can push the literature on immigration politics in promising new directions." -- Thomas Swerts * American Journal of Sociology *"The rich stories told in this book, particularly of the struggle and courage of the youths, will make readers ponder and question the effectiveness of existing immigration policies. An eye-opening and incredible story in its own right, this book also contributes to the literature on social movements, especially the formation of movement groups and the issue-framing process. It deserves a wide readership. Summing Up: Essential." -- J. Li * CHOICE *
£20.89
John Wiley & Sons How America Lost Its Mind
Book SynopsisOn virtually every issue, from climate change to immigration, tens of millions of Americans have opinions and beliefs wildly at odds with fact. In How America Lost Its Mind, Thomas E. Patterson explains the rise of a world of “alternative facts” and the slow-motion cultural and political calamity unfolding around us.Trade ReviewHow America Lost Its Mind is clearly a book Thomas E. Patterson wishes he did not have to write, but one that needed to be written. From time to time, scholarship should be alarmist. This book is the response of a reasoned, thinking person to a cultural and political calamity that he and many others saw unfolding in slow motion."" - Keith Gaddie, coauthor of The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act
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Louisiana State University Press Race and Education in New Orleans
Book SynopsisSurveying the two centuries that preceded Jim Crow's demise, Race and Education in New Orleans traces the course of the city's education system from the colonial period to the start of school desegregation in 1960.
£24.65
Louisiana State University Press Moving the Chains
Book SynopsisWe remember the 1966 birth of the New Orleans Saints as a shady quid pro quo between the NFL commissioner and a Louisiana congressman. This book tells the untold story of the athlete protest that necessitated this backroom deal, as New Orleans scrambled to respond to a very public repudiation of the racist policies that governed the city.
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Louisiana State University Press Breaking Barriers
Book SynopsisDescribes how the author made history in Baton Rouge by becoming the first African American to be elected to judgeships at three different levels of the court system. Judge Freddie Pitcher’s story of rising from ‘the bench to the bar to the bench’ is informative and inspiring.
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Teachers' College Press Equity Expansive Technical Assistance for School
Book SynopsisBased on the author’s experience leading equity-focused technical assistance centres, this book details approaches to partnering with educators and other stakeholders to eliminate racial disproportionality in special education.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments ixIntroduction and Overview of the Book 1Part I: The Quest For Equity And Theory In Partnerships To Eliminate Racial Disproportionality In Special Education1. Disproportionality—A Cultural–Historical Problem in Search of a Cultural–Historical Solution 13 Meeting the Moment With Equity Assistance 13Sorting Through the Research: An Introduction to the Problem of Disproportionality 15Reading the Research: A Synopsis of What We Know About Disproportionality's Root Causes 18Disproportionality as a Contested Phenomenon: Illuminating and Obscuring Systemic Racism and Ableism 27Policy and Practice Approaches to Eliminating Disproportionality 30Researcher-Led/Research on Approaches to Eliminating Disproportionality 36Implications of Existing Research on Technical Assistance Approaches to Remediating Disproportionality 382. Technical Assistance as Cultural–Historical Activity 42 Enhancing Technical Improvements With Contextual Analysis and Application 47Considering Context in the Development and Design of Evidence-Based Practices: Equity Cannot Be "Implemented" 493. Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance 53PART II: Facilitating Critical En/Counters: The Application Of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance Partnerships To Reverse Racial Disproportionality In Special Education4. Equity Expansive Technical Assistance 61 Technical Assistance Organized by Duration and Intensity 61The Defining Elements of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance 66From Top-Down Expert to Critically Conscious Partner 67Expanding and Enhancing Technical Solutions With Contextual and Critical Analysis and Systemic Transformation 79Process-Based Conceptualization of Systemic Transformation Informed by Expansive Learning Theory 90Critical Tools for Encountering and Expanding Policies and Practices 93Revisiting the Goal of Equity Expansive Technical Assistance: Something for Everyone 1065. Equity Expansive Technical Assistance for Reversing Disproportionality 108 Equity Expansive Learning Cycle(s) of a Technical Assistance Partnership to Eliminate Disproportionality 109Step 1: Analyzing the "Dispro Status Quo" 109Step 2: Evoking Systemic Tensions, or Framing and Naming the Impact and Relationship of Racism and Ableism 120Step 3: Introducing Equity Resources as Mediating Artifacts, or Defining the Elements of Equitable (Special) Education, Curriculum, and Instruction 129Step 4: Equity Expansion of the Object Through Innovative Activity Models, or Expanding the Object to a Coordinated System of Equitable Education Practice, Policy, and Contributing Belief Systems 132Step 5: Testing out and Refining Innovations, or Engaging in Critical Praxis 132Steps 6 and 7: Reflecting on and Refining the New Activity Model and Disseminating the Model Through Distributed Activity Systems, or Distributing Equitable Practice 1346. The Florence Unified School District 135 Reframing Perceptions of Isolated Incidents to Understand and Remediate a Pervasive Negative Climate for People of Color 137The Primary Contradiction: The Epistemic Question of How We Can Have Two Truths 138The Double Bind: We Are Here Because We Want to Help/We Are Not Your Charity 140The Tertiary Contradiction: Seeking Resolution Through Trauma and Harm Reduction 142Refining the Activity Model: Who Does What, When, and How 1427. Representative SEA Center Partnership 145 Background for the Partnership 145Site and Participants 147How the Partnership Led to the Study 148Data Collection and Analysis Processes 148The Initial Object of Collecting and Distribution of "Best Practices": Seeking "Critical Friends" to Layer Equity on Technical Acontextual Solutions 149Artifacts and Contradictions Expanding the Initial Object of Activity: "Oh My, What Are We Going to Do Now?" 150Modeling New Solutions: From Technical Strategies to Transformative Asset Pedagogies 1588. Ongoing Cycles and Continued Vigilance 161 Implications of the Approach 162References 167Index 191About the Author 197
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism Ordinary
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the involvement of ordinary women - black and white - in the antislavery movement. Drawing on letters, diaries and institutional records, Jeffrey uses the words of real women to illuminate the meaning of abolition in their lives, and the rewards and challenges of the commitment.
£32.36
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina At Americas Gates Chinese Immigration during the
Book SynopsisDevoted to both Chinese immigrants and the American immigration officials who sought to keep them out following the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, this text explores the consequences for the Chinese and for the USA as a nation of immigrants.Trade Review"Lee addresses a multiplicity of issues and deftly weaves together several themes that, in the past, had been treated separately." - Sucheng Chan, University of California, Santa Barbara
£32.36
Northwestern University Press Citizen of the World The Late Career and Legacy
Book SynopsisIn his 1952 book In Battle for Peace, W.E.B. Du Bois announced that he was a citizen of the world. This book chronicles selected chapters of Du Bois's final three decades between the 1930s and 1960s. It maps his extraordinarily active and productive latter years to social, cultural, and political transformations across the globe.
£33.96
University of Pennsylvania Press Up South
Book SynopsisUp South traces the efforts of two generations of black Philadelphians to turn the City of Brotherly Love into a place of promise and opportunity for all. Although Philadelphia rarely appears in histories of the modern civil rights struggle, the city was home to a vibrant and groundbreaking movement for racial justice in the years between World War II and the 1970s. By broadening the chronological and geographic parameters of the civil rights movement, Up South explores the origins of civil rights liberalism, the failure of the liberal program of antidiscrimination legislation and interracial coalition-building to deliver on its promise of racial equality, and the subsequent rise of the Black Power movement.The Philadelphia movement occurred in three stages. During the 1940s and 1950s, liberal civil rights groups in the city successfully campaigned for Philadelphia''s new City Charter to be the first in the nation to include a ban on racial discrimination in muniTrade Review"Matthew Countryman has presented us with a real treasure house in his history of Civil Rights and Black Power in the urban North." * Komozi Woodard, author of A Nation Within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black Power Politics *"Up South is deeply researched, original, and important. It will be impossible to write about Northern Civil Rights and Black Power without grappling with Countryman's powerful book." * Thomas Sugrue, author of The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit *"A marvelous book . . . of enormous accomplishment. It challenges historians to rethink the periodization of the civil rights movement and . . . forces us out of the southern success/northern decline framework for understanding movement politics." * Robert O. Self, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography *"Well argued, extremely well documented, and persuasive. . . . An excellent contribution to the study of how local black leaders reshaped civil rights in the postwar urban North." * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Liberalism, Civil Rights, and Black Nationalism in the Urban North PART I. RACE, RIGHTS, AND POSTWAR LIBERALISM 1. Civil Rights Liberalism in Philadelphia 2. The Other Philadelphia Story PART II. A NORTHERN PROTEST MOVEMENT 3. Don't Buy Where You Can't Work 4. A False Democracy 5. Black Power and the Organizing Tradition PART III. BLACK POWER IN THE POSTINDUSTRIAL CITY 6. Community Control of the Schools 7. The Gender Politics of Movement Leadership 8. From Protest to Politics Conclusion Notes Index Acknowledgments
£27.90
University of Pennsylvania Press Public Discourse in America
Book SynopsisTaking a comprehensive look at institutional and leadership practices in recent public debates over a variety of hot button public policy issues, Public Discourse in America outlines how such conversations can be used to reintegrate our fragmented communities and bridge barriers of difference and hostility among communities and individuals.Trade Review"Substantively illuminating, this book casts new light on a range of important issues. Highly recommended." * Cass R. Sunstein *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Work of the Penn National Commission —Judith Rodin Introduction: Incivility and Public Discourse —Judith Rodin and Stephen P. Steinberg PART ONE. PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND DEMOCRACY 1. The Thinning of American Political Culture —Thomas Bender 2. Primary Tensions in American Public Life —Robert H. Wiebe 3. Deliberative Democracy and Public Discourse —David M. Ryfe PART TWO. CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE: TALKING ABOUT RACE 4. Affirmative Action and the Culture of Intolerance —Christopher Edley, Jr 5. The North American —Richard Rodriguez 6. Sports and Public Behavior —Richard Lapchick 7. Performance, Debate, or Productive Conversation? Imagining an Exemplary Conversation on Race —Drew Gilpin Faust and Members of the Penn National Commission PART THREE. LEADING THE PUBLIC'S CONVERSATION: STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE LEADERSHIP 8. Leadership in a Complex Democratic Society —Michael Schudson 9. Political Leadership in the Great Health Care Debate of 1993-1994 —Derek Bok 10. Part of Our World: Journalism as Civic Leadership —Jay Rosen 11. Modeling Public Discourse in Popular Culture —Neal Gabler PART FOUR: DISCOURSE OF RECONCILIATION: TRUTH, APOLOGY, AND FORGIVENESS 12. Creating a National Discourse: Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa —Alex Boraine 13. Political Apologies and Public Discourse —Graham G. Dodds PART FIVE: Thickening Public Discourse: Principles and Practices 14. The Principles of Public Discourse: What Is Good Public Discourse? —David M. Ryfe 15. A Paradox of Public Discourse and Political Democracy —Neil Smelser 16. The Practice of Public Discourse: A Study of Sixteen Discourse Organizations —David M. Ryfe 17. Lessons from the Field: Practitioner Perspectives on Public Discourse Programs —Jay Rosen and Members of the Penn National Commission PART SIX: CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC DISCOURSE 18. Building Community in the Twenty-First Century —Joyce Appleby 19. The Myth of Academic Community —Don M. Randel 20. The University as Discourse Community —Judith Rodin 21. Creating Community in Cyberspace: Criteria for a Discourse Technology Project —Stephen P. Steinberg Epilogue: The Centrality of Public Discourse —Stephen P. Steinberg Notes Contributors Bibliography Index Members of the Penn National Commission on Society, Culture and Community Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Civil Rights Advocacy on Behalf of the Poor
Book SynopsisRepresentation of the poor has never been the top priority for civil rights organizations, which exist to eradicate racially prejudiced and discriminatory practices and policy. Scholars have argued that the activities and ideologies of civil rights groups have functioned with a distinct middle-class bias since well before the 1960s civil rights movement. Additionally, all political organizations face disincentives to represent the poor—such advocacy is expensive and politically unpopular, and often involves trade-offs with other issues that are more central to organizations'' missions.In Civil Rights Advocacy on Behalf of the Poor, Catherine M. Paden examines five civil rights organizations and explores why they chose to represent the poor—specifically low-income African Americans—during six legislative periods considering welfare reform. Paden''s archival research into groups such as NAACP, the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Southern Christian LTrade Review"Paden's impressive archival research establishes and explains shifts in Civil Rights organizations' priorities during the critical years of the Civil Rights movement and the War on Poverty. She reinforces the value of integrating history, politics, and policy in contemporary scholarship-a perspective that has the capacity to reach a general readership beyond the political science community." * Perspectives on Politics *"Catherine M. Paden takes a fresh look at an extremely important but understudied topic, examining the circumstances under which 'identity-based' advocacy organizations represent disadvantaged subpopulations of larger constituencies. Her findings are original, compelling, and provocative." * Dara Z. Strolovitch, University of Minnesota *Table of Contents1. Antipoverty as a Civil Rights Issue? 2. Assessing and Explaining Shifts in Organizational Priorities 3. Civil Rights Organizations and the War on Poverty 4. Civil Rights Organizations' Antipoverty Activities During the Late 1960s and Early 1970s 5. Explaining Priority Shifts During the 1960s 6. Explaining Priority Shifts During the Early 1970s 7. Recent Battles, Recent Challenges 8. Conclusions Appendix A: Archival Research and Coding Appendix B: Shifts in Organizational Attention to Antipoverty Policy List of Abbreviations Notes Notes to Figure Sources Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Police Power and Race Riots
Book SynopsisCathy Lisa Schneider looks at the relationship between racialized police violence and urban upheaval in impoverished neighborhoods of New York and greater Paris, and considers some of the changes that have made American cities less riot-prone today.Trade Review"[A] devastating study of police officers failing to enforce law in a manner that expresses appropriate respect for the communities that they purport to serves . . . the arguments raise much broader issues about the function of the police within the institutional fabric of the modern state." * Perspectives on Politics *"Readers will be rewarded with subtle remarks, a vast knowledge of historical trends helping to better grasp the current situations, and a stimulating ethnographic work." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"Incredibly thorough and provocative. . . . Schneider skillfully brings individual perspectives to this complicated social phenomenon. In so doing, she demonstrates that violent revolt holds value for all those involved." * Humanity & Society *"[Police Power and Race Riots] generates a depth of ethnographic material that provides the reader with a rare insight as to the plight of specific ethnic minority groups and their relationship with the police." * Policing and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy *"In past decades, most urban unrest in Western countries has been provoked by deadly confrontations between law enforcement officers and inhabitants of disadvantaged neighborhoods belonging to minorities. Offering a transatlantic comparison and a temporal depth to events which for the most part have been studied in national contexts from an ahistorical perspective, Police Power and Race Riots proposes a novel and crucial addition to the literature on the subject, allowing for a greater understanding of the often overlooked colonial and racial dimension of iterative disturbances in France as well as the little analyzed political and social aspects of the relative calm in New York-a remarkable achievement." * Didier Fassin, author of Enforcing Order: An Ethnography of Urban Policing *"Cathy Lisa Schneider's comparative analysis of policing in New York and Paris examines the relationships between the state and urban minorities, and asks under what conditions do fractious relationships turn into riots. Schneider compares police tactics in enforcing racial boundaries, and argues that access to the judicial system and municipal authorities are the key variables in dampening social unrest. The book is an exciting addition to the literature on policing and urban violence, and will find an appreciative audience with those interested in urban studies, sociology, and public policy." * Eric Schneider, University of Pennsylvania *"A superb work of comparative and historical scholarship that makes a major contribution to our understanding of policing, violence, and urban riots, in the United States as well as France." * Jacqueline E. Ross, University of Illinois College of Law *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Beyond Civil Rights
Book SynopsisShortly after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Daniel Patrick Moynihan authored a government report titled The Negro Family: A Case for National Action that captured the attention of President Lyndon Johnson. Responding to the demands of African American activists that the United States go beyond civil rights to secure economic justice, Moynihan thought his analysis of black families highlighted socioeconomic inequality. However, the report''s central argument that poor families headed by single mothers inhibited African American progress touched off a heated controversy. The long-running dispute over Moynihan''s conclusions changed how Americans talk about race, the family, and poverty.Fifty years after its publication, the Moynihan Report remains a touchstone in contemporary racial politics, cited by President Barack Obama and Congressman Paul Ryan among others. Beyond Civil Rights offers the definitive history of the Moynihan Report controversy. Focusing on competinTrade Review"The Moynihan Report is well-trodden historical ground, but Geary offers the most extensive and nuanced discussion to date of its intellectual, social, and political context and of its significant historical impact." * American Historical Review *"A concise, lucid, and wonderfully readable account. With remarkable acuity and grace, Beyond Civil Rights provides an utterly persuasive history of both the Moynihan Report and the ongoing argument about it." * Howard Brick, University of Michigan *"Daniel Geary provides a fresh portrait and insightful analysis of Daniel Patrick Moynihan during his heyday, and a nuanced framework for assessing the famous report and its wide-ranging impact-and more. Beyond Civil Rights is a path-breaking study of the limits of liberalism during a time of racial crisis and transformation." * Patricia Sullivan, University of South Carolina *"Written with an easy grace and accessibility, Beyond Civil Rights enriches our understanding of race politics, myth-making, and rhetorical brinksmanship over the last fifty years. Sophisticated and immensely enjoyable." * Jonathan Holloway, Yale University *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Crisis of Equality Chapter 1. The Liberal Mindset Chapter 2. Negro Equality—Dream or Delusion? Chapter 3. The New Racism Chapter 4. The Death of White Sociology Chapter 5. Feminism and the Nuclear Family Norm Chapter 6. From National Action to Benign Neglect Epilogue. A Mixed Legacy Notes Archival Collections Consulted Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Backroads Pragmatists
Book SynopsisLike the United States, Mexico is a country of profound cultural differences. In the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution (1910-20), these differences became the subject of intense government attention as the Republic of Mexico developed ambitious social and educational policies designed to integrate its multitude of ethnic cultures into a national community of democratic citizens. To the north, Americans were beginning to confront their own legacy of racial injustice, embarking on the path that, three decades later, led to the destruction of Jim Crow. Backroads Pragmatists is the first book to show the transnational cross-fertilization between these two movements.In molding Mexico''s ambitious social experiment, postrevolutionary reformers adopted pragmatism from John Dewey and cultural relativism from Franz Boas, which, in turn, profoundly shaped some of the critical intellectual figures in the Mexican American civil rights movement. The Americans Ruben Flores follows Trade Review"Elegantly crafted. . . . Backroads Pragmatists is an outstanding work that has broad application and relevance well beyond its Mexican-U.S. context to scholars of studies of social reform, struggles over national membership, and political formation the world round as well as of borderlands and transnational history. . . . A welcome contribution." * Hispanic American Historical Review *"A tremendously ambitious book, Backroads Pragmatists is uncommonly original and broad in conceptualization and research. The emphasis on ideas and their transnational circulation makes this the most important work on Mexican American civil rights struggles in the last decade." * Benjamin Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee *"A powerful reminder that the one-way intellectual relationship North Americans often assumed for U.S.-Latin American intellectual relations was simply not the case. The influence of Mexican social reform in the United States promises to be of great interest to scholars in any number of fields, including U.S. and Mexican history as well as borderlands and transnational history." * Alexander Dawson, Simon Fraser University *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I. THE BELOVED COMMUNITIES 1. A Symphony of Cultures 2. Shock Troops PART II. THE SCIENTIFIC STATE 3. The Language of Experience 4. The School and Society 5. The Yaqui Way of Life PART III. MEXICO AND THE ATTACK ON PLESSY 6. ''The Sun Has Exploded'': Integration and the California School 7. Texas and the Parallel Worlds of Civil Rights Epilogue. Pragmatism and the Decline of Dewey Notes Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Human Rights Under African Constitutions
Book SynopsisSome of the most massive and persistent violations of human rights occur in African nations. In Human Rights Under African Constitutions: Realizing the Promise for Ourselves, scholars from a wide range of fields present a sober, systematic assessment of the prospects for legal protection of human rights in Africa. In a series of detailed and highly contextual studies of Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, and Uganda, experts seek to balance the socioeconomic and political diversity of these nations while using the same theoretical framework of legal analysis for each case study.Standards for human rights protection can be realized only through direct and strong support from a nation''s legal and political institutions. The contributors to this volume uniformly conclude that a well-informed and motivated citizenry is the most powerful force for creating the political will necessary to effect change at the national Trade Review"The contributors maintain that a well-informed citizenry is the most powerful (and likely only) force for creating the political will necessary to effect change at the national level. There is no sitting on the fence. . . . The fundamental belief here is that human rights will only be realized once the African people claim their rights, make them their own, and demand their respect." * Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Truth Commissions
Book SynopsisSince the 1980s a number of countries have established truth commissions to come to terms with the legacy of past human rights violations, yet little is known about the achievements and shortcomings of this popular transitional justice tool. Drawing on research on Chile''s National Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Peru''s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and exploring the scholarship on thirteen other transitional contexts, Onur Bakiner evaluates the success of truth commissions in promoting policy reform, human rights accountability, and the public recognition of human rights violations. He argues that although political elites often see a truth commission as a convenient way to address past atrocities, the findings, historical narratives, and recommendations of such commissions often surprise, upset, and discredit influential political actors. Even when commissions produce only modest change as a result of political constraints, Bakiner contends, they open up new avenueTrade Review"Onur Bakiner has written a first-rate book that speaks to concerns and debates among students of transitional justice, qualitative methodologists and ethical-normative theorists. Moving well beyond the illuminating-but highly limited-descriptive literature on truth commissions, Bakiner develops a broader argument that captures their operation and impact, highlighting the politics at play. The argument is then tested in a series of narratives that are not only well written, but methodologically self-aware-a rare combination. For all the talk of 'mechanisms' and 'process tracing,' it is refreshing to read a book where they are analytic tools doing real work." * Jeffrey T. Checkel, Simon Fraser University *"Truth Commissions is a wonderful contribution to the increasingly robust scholarship on transitional justice. It brings a fresh perspective on why truth commissions are formed, how they operate under domestic political constraints, and what-if anything-their impact is on post-conflict societies. Through a detailed study of dozens of truth commissions around the world, Onur Bakiner carefully considers not only the pragmatic aspects of truth commissions, but also their ethical and normative impact on societies coming to terms with legacies of mass violence." * Jelena Subotic, author of Hijacked Justice: Dealing with the Past in the Balkans *"Truth Commissions makes an important contribution to scholarship on truth commissions, as well as scholarship on memory politics. It offers an original and compelling argument regarding the role and influence of truth commissions and a useful set of conceptual tools for framing analyses of truth commissions." * Bronwyn Anne Leebaw, University of California, Riverside *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I. TRUTH, POWER, AND LEGITIMATION IN TRUTH COMMISSION PROCESSES Chapter 1. Definition and Conceptual History of Truth Commissions: What Are They? What Have They Become? Chapter 2. Speaking Truth to Power? The Politics of Truth Commissions Chapter 3. One Truth Among Others? Truth Commissions' Struggle for Truth and Memory PART II. ZOOMING IN: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH TRUTH COMMISSIONS Chapter 4. Truth Commission Impact: An Assessment of How Commissions Influence Politics and Society Chapter 5. Explaining Variation in Truth Commission Impact (I): Chile and Peru Chapter 6. Explaining Variation in Truth Commission Impact (II): Evidence from Thirteen Countries Chapter 7. Comparing Truth Commissions' Memory Narratives: Chile and Peru PART III. ZOOMING OUT: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST THROUGH TRUTH COMMISSIONS Chapter 8. Nation and (Its New) Narration: A Critical Reading of Truth Commissions Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Sovereignty Suspended
Book SynopsisA journey into de facto state-building based on ethnographic and archival research in the Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusWhat is de facto about the de facto state? In Sovereignty Suspended, this question guides Rebecca Bryant and Mete Hatay through a journey into de facto state-building, or the process of constructing an entity that looks like a state and acts like a state but that much of the world says does not or should not exist. In international law, the de facto state is one that exists in reality but remains unrecognized by other states. Nevertheless, such entities provide health care and social security, issue identity cards and passports, and interact with international aid donors. De facto states hold elections, conduct censuses, control borders, and enact fiscal policies. Indeed, most maintain representative offices in sovereign states and are able to unofficially communicate with officials. Bryant and Hatay develop the concept of the aporetic statTrade Review"This book is an extensive and critical study on the KKTC’s and Turkish Cypriots’ in-between/limbo history. It has a well-structured content and theoretical framework, consolidated by intelligible language and spot-on case analysis. Moreover, [Bryant and Hatay] strive to overcome antagonistic dichotomies and unilateral claims about unresolved Cyprus conflicts, such as representing Turkish Cypriots as victims and Turkey as their saviour by critically underlining the peculiarity of the building of KKTC and its subjects. Thus, their critical and genealogical approach to this frozen conflict contributes substantively to their outstanding work in this field." * Mediterranean Politics *"Sovereignty Suspended is a treat. Organizing their analysis around concerns with perceptions and (in)visibility, with recognition and (non-)naming, and with agency and modes of getting by, Rebecca Bryant and Mete Hatay have prepared two gifts for us: a riveting historical ethnography of the Turkish Cypriot sovereignty project, now embodied in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), and a sophisticated analytical toolbox to think through questions of sovereignty well beyond this ‘de facto’ state. What is particularly impressive is that those two contributions are developed in close interaction, giving the lie to the stereotypical division of labour between authors whose contribution is said to be ‘theoretical’ or ‘regional’ respectively...[R]ead Sovereignty Suspended. This is a big book: big on empirical insight, big on conceptualization...very big on inspiration. It’s big on volume too, and worth every page of it. " * History and Anthropology *"Part ethnography, part political theory, and part war memoir, Sovereignty Suspended is a valuable addition for anthropologists and scholars in adjacent disciplines working on issues of statecraft, borders, and political uncertainty. The book’s ethnographic and theoretical vigor is undeniable: it stems from, and supplements, a long corpus of previous collaborative work by the two authors." * American Anthropologist *"In a world in which such ambivalent, state-like entities seem to have proliferated, the case of northern Cyprus offers many useful lessons for understanding what statehood actually does-lessons that the authors of this insightful and original book artfully extract from a wonderful array of personal experience, documentary evidence, and ethnographic observation." * Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University *"Sovereignty Suspended is an absolute joy to read and easily one of the best books written on de facto states. Rebecca Bryant and Mete Hatay use their extensive knowledge and years of research on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to provide an extremely rich and original analysis of the processes of de facto state-building: how state-builders tried to make Turkish Cypriots perceptible and recognizable to the world, how this has resulted in a state that seems made up, and the resilient tactics that Turkish Cypriots have developed to go on with their lives. But Bryant and Hatay are not simply interested in state-building in de facto states, and their analysis allows them to reconceptualize sovereignty as capacity, as a form of institutionally realized agency. This is an important contribution which should make this impressive book of interest to anyone interested in state-building and sovereignty." * Nina Caspersen, University of York *"Sovereignty Suspended is a creative contribution to the cultural turn in state theory, presenting an original approach to state formation by focusing on the aspiration to statehood as a political and social situation sui generis, involving distinct methodological and theoretical problems for would-be citizens (as the authors call them) and scholars alike." * Carol Greenhouse, Princeton University *Table of ContentsPreface Note on Toponyms and Turkish Pronunciation Introduction. The Aporetic State Part I. The Border That Is Not One Chapter 1. Building a "Border" Chapter 2. Mastering the Landscape Chapter 3. Planting People Part II. Enacting the Aporetic State Chapter 4. The So-Called State Chapter 5. The Political Economy of Spoils Chapter 6. Federalism as Fetish Part III. The Aporetic Subject Chapter 7. Victim and Citizen Chapter 8. The Ambiguities of Domination Chapter 9. The Politics of Dis/simulation Conclusion. The Absurdity of the Aporia Appendix: Turkish Cypriot Institutions Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£49.30
University of Pennsylvania Press Migrant Citizenship
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Martínez-Matsuda provides a detailed glimpse into a moment of historical possibility that has many lessons for present-day advocates of civil rights for immigrant communities. Migrant Citizenship is powerfully written, exceptionally researched, and an outstanding contribution to the literature on immigration, labor, and citizenship studies." * Journal of American Ethnic History *"Migrant Citizenship tells a powerful story about how agricultural workers, Popular Front activists, and New Deal liberals reimagined the power of the state. Spanning multiple regions and communities, Martínez-Matsuda beautifully animates individuals, families, and communities." * Labor *"Verónica Martínez-Matsuda's research takes us far beyond John Steinbeck's Weedpatch Camp, the Joad family's gleaming refuge in The Grapes of Wrath (1939), to the multiracial, nationwide network of migrant labor camps as sites of contest over full national belonging and citizenship. . . . With archival research and oral histories from camps across the nation, including Texas and Florida as well as California, Martínez-Matsuda reveals the physical layout of FSA camps (110 total in 1942) as spaces that not only contained and disciplined residents but also formed the literal grounds for new connections, communities, and improved health and welfare." * Journal of American History *"In Migrant Citizenship, Martínez-Matsuda tells the hopeful story of a short-lived experiment by New Deal progressives to extend the era’s promise of robust citizenship and a dignified standard of living to farmworkers, including Mexican Americans and African Americans. While historians to date have dismissed the Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp program for its failures, Martínez-Matsuda foregrounds migrants’ own perspectives to hold it up as a useful example of historical possibility. The result challenges both the characterizations of the New Deal as having effectively ignored the rural poor and the overdetermined declensionist narratives of farmworkers’ rights in the face of twentieth-century agricultural capitalism." * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *"Migrant Citizenship is a magisterial study of the Farm Security Administration and the people it served. In an evocative work that speaks across several fields, Verónica Martínez-Matsuda reveals how FSA officials on the ground and in Washington challenged the political mind-set during World War II by expanding the range of services offered and the hopes for reform encoded within them, highlighting the agency's visionary experiments in democracy." * Vicki L. Ruiz, University of California, Irvine *"Verónica Martínez-Matsuda foregrounds the perseverance of the workers-especially Japanese and Mexican-who occupied agricultural labor camps in the 1930s and 1940s and drew upon the promises made during the New Deal to argue for 'civil rights' well before the concept applied to Latinx or Asian Americans. Her most important intervention may be her argument that the Farm Security Administration tried (and failed) to extend rights to noncitizens, anticipating the current vogue of rights regardless of citizenship. Migrant Citizenship will appeal to anyone interested in understanding the origins of farm worker activism in this country and the continued struggle to hold the state accountable for injustice in our food system." * Matt Garcia, author of From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement *
£52.70
University of Pennsylvania Press Fighting Machines
Book SynopsisLethal autonomous weapons are weapon systems that can select and destroy targets without intervention by a human operator. Fighting Machines explores the relationship between lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), the concept of human dignity, and international law. Much of this analysis speaks to three fundamental and related problems: When a LAWS takes a human life, is that killing a violation of human dignity? Can states and non-state actors use LAWS in accordance with international law? And are there certain responsibilities of human decision-making during wartime that we should not delegate to machines?In the book, Dan Saxon argues that the use of LAWS to take human life constitutes a violation of human dignity. Rather than concentrating on the victims of the use of lethal force, Saxon instead focuses on the technology and relevant legal principles and rules to advance several propositions. First, as LAWS operate at increasingly greater speeds, their use will undermine Trade ReviewLethal autonomous weapons systems – ‘killer robots’ — are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Their champions argue that taking targeting decisions out of the hands of fallible humans will save lives in wartime. In this powerful and rigorously reasoned critique, legal expert Dan Saxon warns that very soon the speed and complexity of the weapons will make it impossible to keep human decision makers in the loop. The result is a disastrous loss of responsibility – and responsibility lies at the heart of war fighters’ human dignity and capacity for empathy. This is the best book I know on the law and morality of autonomous weapons systems. * David Luban, Georgetown University Law Center *Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the moral and legal challenges posed by the use of lethal autonomous weapons. Saxon adeptly traverses multiple bodies of law to examine how such weapons will erode moral agency, human dignity, and international law. * Sarah Knuckey, Columbia Law School *
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida To Render Invisible
Book SynopsisWhat defines a city’s public space? Who designates such areas, who determines their uses, and who gets to use them? Robert Cassanello uses nineteenth-century Jacksonville as both backdrop and springboard to explore social transformation in Florida and the South. This is the first book to focus on the emergence of African American public life in Jacksonville between Reconstruction and the 1920s.
£14.36
Rutgers University Press Calculating Visions Kennedy Johnson and Civil Rights Perspectives on the Sixties Perspectives on the Sixties series
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Rutgers University Press Forever Suspect Racialized Surveillance of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Well researched and to provide a rich account of the experiences of two communities of Muslim Americans after September 11 without being too generalizing or overreaching." — American Journal of Sociology "Saher Selod makes a major contribution to conversations around anti-Muslim sentiment by focusing on the way gender impacts not only how Muslims are profiled and policed, but also how Muslims’ response to surveillance is gendered. She provides a clear, well-organized, and nuanced account of Arab and South Asian Muslims’ unstable relationship with power, privilege, and citizenship in the United States post-9/11. Selod’s work forces scholars and activists to move past a one-size-fits-all approach to dismantling anti-Muslim racism, instead recognizing the importance of intersectionality."— American Religion "Selod skillfully blends decades of survey data with recent ethnographic research, drawing on personal interviews she conducted with family members and interview subjects in the metropolitan areas of Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. Selod carefully lays out the political and economic context of the US 'war on terror' and provides useful historical perspective on the status and experience of Arab and South Asian immigrants within the US, prior to and after September 2001. Selod does a particularly astute job of illuminating the rhetorical processes by which Muslim men and women have been constructed as threatening and/or threatened bodies."— TDR "Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub— Chronicle of Higher Education "This is the book we’ve been waiting for. Scholars of Muslim Americans have long needed a rigorous study of how Muslims get racialized during the War on Terror. Saher Selod has not only provided us with the answers we were seeking but importantly shows how this racialization is both profoundly gendered and deeply institutionalized into today’s surveillance state. A necessary book for our time."— Moustafa Bayoumi, author of This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror "There is a deep-seated stigmatization of Muslims in the U.S. today. Forever Suspect offers a portrait of this stigmatization and also offers a framework for understanding its character. Selod's work is a fine addition to the sociology of race and ethnicity, immigration, and the Muslim American experience."— Nazli Kibria, author of Muslims in Motion: Islam and National Identity in the Bangladeshi DiasporaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Moving from South Asian and Arab Identity to a Muslim Identity 2 Flying While Muslim: State Surveillance of Muslim Americans in US Airports 3 Citizen Surveillance 4 Self-Discipline or Resistance?: Muslim American Men and Women’s Responses to their Hyper Surveillance 5 Shifting Racial Terrain for Muslim Americans: The Impact of Racialized Surveillance Conclusion: The Future for Muslims in America Appendix A Acknowledgments References Index
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MW - Rutgers University Press Forever Suspect Racialized Surveillance of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Well researched and to provide a rich account of the experiences of two communities of Muslim Americans after September 11 without being too generalizing or overreaching." — American Journal of Sociology "Saher Selod makes a major contribution to conversations around anti-Muslim sentiment by focusing on the way gender impacts not only how Muslims are profiled and policed, but also how Muslims’ response to surveillance is gendered. She provides a clear, well-organized, and nuanced account of Arab and South Asian Muslims’ unstable relationship with power, privilege, and citizenship in the United States post-9/11. Selod’s work forces scholars and activists to move past a one-size-fits-all approach to dismantling anti-Muslim racism, instead recognizing the importance of intersectionality."— American Religion "Selod skillfully blends decades of survey data with recent ethnographic research, drawing on personal interviews she conducted with family members and interview subjects in the metropolitan areas of Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. Selod carefully lays out the political and economic context of the US 'war on terror' and provides useful historical perspective on the status and experience of Arab and South Asian immigrants within the US, prior to and after September 2001. Selod does a particularly astute job of illuminating the rhetorical processes by which Muslim men and women have been constructed as threatening and/or threatened bodies."— TDR "Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub— Chronicle of Higher Education "This is the book we’ve been waiting for. Scholars of Muslim Americans have long needed a rigorous study of how Muslims get racialized during the War on Terror. Saher Selod has not only provided us with the answers we were seeking but importantly shows how this racialization is both profoundly gendered and deeply institutionalized into today’s surveillance state. A necessary book for our time."— Moustafa Bayoumi, author of This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror "There is a deep-seated stigmatization of Muslims in the U.S. today. Forever Suspect offers a portrait of this stigmatization and also offers a framework for understanding its character. Selod's work is a fine addition to the sociology of race and ethnicity, immigration, and the Muslim American experience."— Nazli Kibria, author of Muslims in Motion: Islam and National Identity in the Bangladeshi DiasporaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Moving from South Asian and Arab Identity to a Muslim Identity 2 Flying While Muslim: State Surveillance of Muslim Americans in US Airports 3 Citizen Surveillance 4 Self-Discipline or Resistance?: Muslim American Men and Women’s Responses to their Hyper Surveillance 5 Shifting Racial Terrain for Muslim Americans: The Impact of Racialized Surveillance Conclusion: The Future for Muslims in America Appendix A Acknowledgments References Index
£105.40
Rutgers University Press Liberal Christianity and Womens Global Activism
Book SynopsisReligiously influenced social movements tend to be characterized as products of the conservative turn of the late twentieth century. Izzo argues that contrary to this view, the liberal wings of Christian churches have remained an instrumental presence in U.S. and transnational politics, and that women make up a large proportion of these activists. Trade Review"Amanda Izzo’s book is a revelation. Two intertwining stories--the Maryknoll sisters going from cold warriors to dissidents, and the YWCA as the target of anti-communist repression-- together demonstrate how faith in the power of love propelled Christian women’s political agendas on a world stage in the 20th century." -- Ann Braude * author of Sisters and Saints: Women and American Religion *"In this crisply-written and illuminating account, Amanda Izzo tells the story of two women's associations, the Protestant YWCA and the Catholic Maryknoll sisters. Following dramatically different routes along the way, the groups' politics converged in the 1960s and 70s, becoming powerful forces for social justice at home and abroad. Izzo treats both strands of this important alliance with nuance and insight, suggesting how far creeds of Christian love took the American people – and how far we have to go." -- Jane Hunter * author of Gospel of Gentility: American Women Missionaries in Turn-of-the-Century China *"Amanda Izzo's wonderful excavation of early twentieth century women's activism among liberal Catholics and Protestants casts new light everywhere. Izzo stresses liberalism's activist energy, Maryknoll and YWCA globalism, and, ultimately, the importance of women’s religious activism in the global human rights movement. Beautifully researched and even more beautifully written, Liberal Christianity and Women’s Global Activism illuminates the exceptional reach of women’s activism across religions and world borders.” -- Jon Butler * Howard R. Lamar Professor Emeritus of American Studies, History, and Religious Studies Yale Univ. *"Pg. 99: Amanda Izzo's 'Liberal Christianity and Women's Global Activism'" by Marshal Zeringue * Campaign for the American Reader *"The Author’s Corner with Amanda Izzo" * The Way of Improvement Leads Home *"Weekly Book List, April 27, 2018" compiled by Nina Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *Izzo's work contributes to the ever-expanding history of feminisms, especially at the intersection of religious commitment and social justice activism. Izzo's effective use of sources and clear writing and organization makes this text a good choice for advanced undergraduate courses exploring women and religion, social activism and world Christianity, and gender, politics, and religion." * Journal of American History *"Such an interesting book! The parallels and differences between the YMCA movement and the Maryknoll Sisters make for fascinating feminist history. Both organizations have had far wider and deeper impacts than their mere numbers would suggest. Both have shaped and empowered their members and the broader society. These groups incarnate justice and equality for women and BIPOC. This study captures their essences and displays their achievements in relief against formidable patriarchal odds." * Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Women and Christian Fellowship in the Early Twentieth Century 15 1 “Life More Abundant”: The YWCA and the Social Gospel 19 2 “By Love, Serve One Another”: Foreign Mission and the Changing Meanings of Evangelization 44 3 “Hidden and Effective Service”: The Maryknoll Sisters Enter the Mission Field 66 Part II: From the Popular Front and American Century to the New Frontier 89 4 “Dare We Be as Radical as Our Religion Demands?”: Christian Activism and the Long Red Scare 93 5 A “Fifth Column for God”: The Maryknoll Sisters at Midcentury 124 Part III: “The Ferment of Freedom” 153 6 “We Choose to Identify with the Church of the Poor”: Preferential Option in Action 159 7 “The Nuns Were Not Just Nuns”: Foreign Mission and Foreign Policy 191 Epilogue 215 Acknowledgments 221 Notes 223 Selected Bibliography 257 Index 267
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Rutgers University Press Liberal Christianity and Womens Global Activism
Book SynopsisReligiously influenced social movements tend to be characterized as products of the conservative turn of the late twentieth century. Izzo argues that contrary to this view, the liberal wings of Christian churches have remained an instrumental presence in U.S. and transnational politics, and that women make up a large proportion of these activists. Trade Review"Amanda Izzo’s book is a revelation. Two intertwining stories--the Maryknoll sisters going from cold warriors to dissidents, and the YWCA as the target of anti-communist repression-- together demonstrate how faith in the power of love propelled Christian women’s political agendas on a world stage in the 20th century." -- Ann Braude * author of Sisters and Saints: Women and American Religion *"In this crisply-written and illuminating account, Amanda Izzo tells the story of two women's associations, the Protestant YWCA and the Catholic Maryknoll sisters. Following dramatically different routes along the way, the groups' politics converged in the 1960s and 70s, becoming powerful forces for social justice at home and abroad. Izzo treats both strands of this important alliance with nuance and insight, suggesting how far creeds of Christian love took the American people – and how far we have to go." -- Jane Hunter * author of Gospel of Gentility: American Women Missionaries in Turn-of-the-Century China *"Amanda Izzo's wonderful excavation of early twentieth century women's activism among liberal Catholics and Protestants casts new light everywhere. Izzo stresses liberalism's activist energy, Maryknoll and YWCA globalism, and, ultimately, the importance of women’s religious activism in the global human rights movement. Beautifully researched and even more beautifully written, Liberal Christianity and Women’s Global Activism illuminates the exceptional reach of women’s activism across religions and world borders.” -- Jon Butler * Howard R. Lamar Professor Emeritus of American Studies, History, and Religious Studies Yale Univ. *"Pg. 99: Amanda Izzo's 'Liberal Christianity and Women's Global Activism'" by Marshal Zeringue * Campaign for the American Reader *"The Author’s Corner with Amanda Izzo" * The Way of Improvement Leads Home *"Weekly Book List, April 27, 2018" compiled by Nina Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *Izzo's work contributes to the ever-expanding history of feminisms, especially at the intersection of religious commitment and social justice activism. Izzo's effective use of sources and clear writing and organization makes this text a good choice for advanced undergraduate courses exploring women and religion, social activism and world Christianity, and gender, politics, and religion." * Journal of American History *"Such an interesting book! The parallels and differences between the YMCA movement and the Maryknoll Sisters make for fascinating feminist history. Both organizations have had far wider and deeper impacts than their mere numbers would suggest. Both have shaped and empowered their members and the broader society. These groups incarnate justice and equality for women and BIPOC. This study captures their essences and displays their achievements in relief against formidable patriarchal odds." * Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Women and Christian Fellowship in the Early Twentieth Century 15 1 “Life More Abundant”: The YWCA and the Social Gospel 19 2 “By Love, Serve One Another”: Foreign Mission and the Changing Meanings of Evangelization 44 3 “Hidden and Effective Service”: The Maryknoll Sisters Enter the Mission Field 66 Part II: From the Popular Front and American Century to the New Frontier 89 4 “Dare We Be as Radical as Our Religion Demands?”: Christian Activism and the Long Red Scare 93 5 A “Fifth Column for God”: The Maryknoll Sisters at Midcentury 124 Part III: “The Ferment of Freedom” 153 6 “We Choose to Identify with the Church of the Poor”: Preferential Option in Action 159 7 “The Nuns Were Not Just Nuns”: Foreign Mission and Foreign Policy 191 Epilogue 215 Acknowledgments 221 Notes 223 Selected Bibliography 257 Index 267
£105.40
Rutgers University Press Turning the Page Storytelling as Activism in
Book SynopsisCombining a close analysis of specific films and video programs with extensive interviews of industry professionals, Turning the Page demonstrates how queer storytelling in visual media has the potential to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and motivate social justice activism.Trade Review"Coon offers well-developed, insightful analyses of specific media texts that have received little if no critical attention by queer scholars. In writing Turning the Page, Coon blazes a new trail in queer media studies." -- Stephen Tropiano * author of Rebels & Chicks: A History of Hollywood Teen Movies *"Pg. 99: David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page'" feature reposted on Campaign for the American Reader by Marshal Zeringue * Campaign for the American Reader *"David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page' Page 99 Test," by Marshal Zeringue * The 99 Page Test *"An impressive work of original and seminal scholarship...Turning the Page is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library LGBTQ Studies, Film/Media Studies, and Gender Studies collections." * Midwest Book Review *"What Are Writers Reading" spotlight with David R. Coon by Marshal Zeringue * Writers Read *"Coon is a fine companion to Between the Sheets, In the Streets: Queer, Lesbian, Gay Documentary." * Choice *"In the Life collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive essay from Turning the Page," by David R. Coon https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/inthelife/history/life-and-archive-20-years-facts-and-feelings * In the Life - UCLA Film and Television Archive *"Coon compels readers to consider the radical, democratizing potentialities of film, television, and other forms of visual media in representing queer experiences and perspectives." * JHistory (H-Net) *"Turning the Page offers readers a concise exploration of film and television as sites for LGBTQ advocacy and activism. He exposes them to a wide array of theoretical debates and methodological frameworks in the fields of queer history and media studies. He demonstrates how they are increasingly formative to the queer experience as sites of community building and knowledge production." * H-Net *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Telling Stories for Social Change 1 Challenging Oppressive Myths: LGBTQ Activism and Storytelling 2 Documenting and Preserving Stories from the LGBTQ Movements: In the Life Media 3 Training Filmmakers and Educating Audiences: POWER UP 4 Connecting Diverse Communities through Film and Media Festivals: Three Dollar Bill Cinema 5 Developing the Next Generation of Storytellers: Reel Queer Youth Conclusion: Stories of Some of Our Lives Appendix Acknowledgments Notes Index
£26.99
Rutgers University Press The New Black Middle Class in the TwentyFirst
Book SynopsisThe New Black Middle Class in the Twenty-First Century is a continuing study of black middle class life. Landry examines the changes that have occurred since the publication of his now-classic The New Black Middle Class, and conducts a comprehensive examination of black middle class American life in the early decades of the twenty-first century. Trade Review"The New Black Middle Class in the Twenty-First Century is an important piece of scholarship that details the characteristics, experiences, and concerns of a still understudied subset of the U.S. Black population." -- Camille Zubrinsky Charles * University of Pennsylvania *"There is no better way to understand the new Black middle class than to hear directly from them. Landry brings statistics to life and offers an important story about the potential of strong and economically stable Black communities." -- Mary Patillo * author of Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril among the Black Middle Class *"The Kojo Nnamdi Show" interview with Bart Landry - "How The Black Middle Class Is Growing And Changing" * WAMA "Kojo Nnamdi Show" *"Highly recommended." * Choice *BBC Sounds "Thinking Aloud" interview with Bart Landry, "The Changing Middle Class" * BBC "Thinking Aloud" *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The New Black Middle Class and the Demographics of the Twenty-First Century 2 Suburbanization of the New Black Middle Class 3 Changing Neighborhoods 4 Pick up the Newspaper We’re Out of Town 5 Catch 22 6 Educating the New Black Middle Class 7 From School to Work 8 Income and Wealth 9 The Next Generation 10 Afterword: 2007 to the Present 11 Conclusion: The Twenty-First Century Appendix Acknowledgements Notes Index
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New York University Press First Person Political Legislative Life and the
Book SynopsisThrough moving personal interviews, the author allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the experience of serving in their state legislature, their decisions to stay or leave, and the many trials they face in the name of public service. He contends that these politicians do have the public good in mind.Trade ReviewFirst Person Political fills an important void in our understanding of politicians and politics. Through a combination of surveys and the tools of the political scientist, Reeher provides for the reader both empathy and insight into what makes politicians tick at the state legislative level. We may not like what our state legislators do, but reading this work will help us understand much better who we elect and the constraints that operate on them. -- Thomas J. Volgy,author of Politics in the Trenches: Citizens, Politicians, and the Fate of DemocracyFirst Person Political illuminates why people run for and serve in state legislatures from the standpoint of the legislators themselves and in a way that increases our appreciation of representative democracy. Part of the charm of this book is that it is intensely personal and, therefore, compelling. -- Karl Kurtz,co-author of Republic on Trial: The Case for Representative DemocracyAn informative, sophisticated, and entertaining book. Reehers interviews with three sets of state lawmakers in three distinct legislatures provide candor, real food for thought, and wonderful insights. First Person Political stands as a real contribution to understanding legislative politics, the people who practice these politics, and how to gently nudge politicians to provide candid glimpses of their world. -- Burdett Loomis,co-author of The Sound of Money: How Political Interest Groups Get What They WantAt a time when public disillusionment with elected leaders and political institutions is increasing rapidly, it is refreshing to read a book that highlights the selfless nature of public service. . . . This is a wonderful read. The book realistically portrays the various stages in a legislator’s life and the challenges one faces while in office. * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Introduction: The Sickness Unto Politics 2 Arriving 3 Serving 4 Staying and Going 5 Falling Down and Standing Up Appendix: Methods and Contexts Notes References Index About the Author
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MP-SYR Syracuse University P Poetry Politics and the Law in Modern Ireland
Book SynopsisProvides a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island’s jurisdictions. This volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland.
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John Wiley & Sons Poetry Politics and the Law in Modern Ireland
Book SynopsisProvides a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island’s jurisdictions. This volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland.
£53.55
University of Minnesota Press Model Immigrants and Undesirable Aliens
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Christina Gerken has hold of a crucial issue, and her fine book makes clear that we have to confront the neoliberal paradigm to address questions of immigrant rights." —Rachel Ida Buff, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Building a Neoliberal Consensus1. Exclusionary Acts: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Laws2. Family Values and Moral Obligations: The Logic of Congressional Rhetoric3. Dehumanizing the Undocumented: The Legislative Language of Illegality4. Manufacturing the Crisis: Encoded Racism in the Daily Press5. Entrepreneurial Spirits and Individual Failures: The Neoliberal Human Interest StoryConclusion: Legacies of Failed ReformAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£19.79
The University of Alabama Press Argentina and the Jews A History of Jewish Immigration Judaic Studies
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The University of Alabama Press Martin Luther King Jr. Heroism and African
Book SynopsisAfrican American writers have incorporated Martin Luther King Jr. into their work since he rose to prominence in the mid-1950s. Martin Luther King Jr., Heroism, and African American Literature is a study by award-winning author Trudier Harris of King's character and persona as captured and reflected in works of African American literature.
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The University of Alabama Press Standing Before the Shouting Mob Lenoir Chambers
Book SynopsisA portrayal of Lenoir Chambers' campaign for racial justice.Trade ReviewThe book's principal contribution is its persuasive portrait of a thoroughly admirable and courageous journalist.... An important, well-researched, and well-written contribution. - Journal of American History ""Chambers was among only four of 53 southern journalists who consistently supported the 1954 Brown decision, [and] he received the Pulitzer Prize for his influential editorials - the Pilot was second in circulation among Virginia's newspapers - during Norfolk's school closings. Chambers represented, writes Leidholdt, the best of the South: genteel manners, courage, democratic beliefs, adherence to law, and rejection of intolerance."" - Journal of Southern History
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The University of Alabama Press A Time to Speak
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LUP - University of Georgia Press A Boy from Georgia Coming of Age in the Segregated South
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LUP - University of Georgia Press The Grapevine of the Black South The Scott
Book SynopsisOffers the first critical history of the influential Southern Newspaper Syndicate, from its roots in the 1930s through its end in the 1950s. At its heyday, more than 240 papers were associated with the Syndicate, making it one of the biggest organs of the black press during the period leading up to the classic civil rights era (1955-68).
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LUP - University of Georgia Press SNCCs Stories The African American Freedom Movement in the Civil Rights South
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LUP - University of Georgia Press SNCCs Stories The African American Freedom Movement in the Civil Rights South
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor Peoples Campaign of 1968
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor Peoples Campaign of 1968
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Massive Resistance and Southern Womanhood White Women Class and Segregation
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Massive Resistance and Southern Womanhood White Women Class and Segregation
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Canaan Dim and Far Black Reformers and the
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LUP - University of Georgia Press A Day I Aint Never Seen Before Remembering the
Book SynopsisThe Black people of Marks, Mississippi, and other rural southern towns were the backbone of the civil rights movement, yet their stories have rarely been celebrated. Part memoir, part oral history, and part historical study, this book tells the story of the struggle for equality and dignity through the words of these largely unknown men and women.
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