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Book Synopsis''[He] inspired a generation ... He changed the course of history'' Barack ObamaAs Martin Luther King, Jr. prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his best-known lectures. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in July 1962 and A Gift of Love includes these classic sermons, along with two new lectures. Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and the non-violent philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, A Gift of Love illustrates King''s vision of love and peaceful action as social and political forces for change.Trade ReviewA champion for justice, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., helped awaken our Nation's long-slumbering conscience and inspired a generation ... He changed the course of history -- Barack ObamaMartin Luther King's early words return to us today with enormous power, as profoundly true, as wise and inspiring, now as when he wrote them -- Howard Zinn

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Book SynopsisUncertainty is central to the governance of citizenship, but in ways that erase, even deny, this uncertainty. This book investigates uncertain citizenship from the unique vantage point of ‘citizenisation’: twenty-first-century integration and naturalisation measures that make and unmake citizens and migrants, while indefinitely holding many applicants for citizenship in what Fortier calls the ‘waiting room of citizenship’. Fortier’s distinctive theory of citizenisation foregrounds how the full achievement of citizenship is a promise that is always deferred: if migrants and citizens are continuously citizenised, so too are they migratised. Citizenisation and migratisation are intimately linked within the structures of racial governmentality that enables the citizenship of racially minoritised citizens to be questioned and that casts them as perpetual migrants.Drawing on multi-sited fieldwork with migrants applying for citizenship or settlement and with intermediaries of the state tasked with implementing citizenisation measures and policies, Fortier brings life to the waiting room of citizenship, giving rich empirical backing to her original theoretical claims. Scrutinising life in the waiting room enables Fortier to analyse how citizenship takes place, takes time and takes hold in ways that conform, exceed, and confound frames of reference laid out in both citizenisation policies and taken-for-granted understandings of ‘the citizen’ and ‘the migrant’. Uncertain Citizenship’s nuanced account of the social and institutional function of citizenisation and migratisation offers its readers a grasp of the array of racial inequalities that citizenisation produces and reproduces, while providing theoretical and empirical tools to address these inequalities.Trade Review'Uncertain Citizenship is innovative, nuanced and both theoretically inspiring and empirically engaging. It is certain to become a cornerstone for future scholarship and debates around racism, migration and citizenship.' Ethnic and Radical Studies 'In this brilliant book, Fortier examines the uncertainties in which citizenship is enmeshed and their effects on states, would-be citizens and those charged with managing the process of citizenship. These uncertainties condense long histories and shifting political, cultural and emotional pressures, making citizenship carry a formidable burden of desire and anxiety.'John Clark, Emeritus Professor, The Open University'By forensically examining scenes of uncertainty where non-citizens await becoming citizens, Fortier brilliantly illustrates how governments engage both citizens and non-citizens through insufferable games of conferral, deferral and repeal.'Engin Isin, Professor of International Politics, Queen Mary University of London'This vital contribution dismantles taken-for-granted understandings about contemporary citizenship to lay bare the inherent uncertainties, insecurities and inequalities at its heart. You'll never look at citizenship the same way again.'Michaela Benson, Reader in Sociology, Goldsmiths University of London'Anne-Marie Fortier writes with such sensitivity and perception on the impact of the UK government’s regimes of citizenship and naturalization. This book illuminates the precarities and uncertainties of racialized citizenship and raises important questions on the injustices involved in process of determining who is deemed worthy of citizenship.'Bridget Byrne, Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester'Taking British citizenship as her focal point, Fortier combines field work with an exhaustive reading of the secondary literature to contend that citizenship is rendered vulnerable by political and socioeconomic developments and that this uncertainty is central to governmental practices of citizenship.'CHOICE (March 2022) -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction – Uncertain citizenshipScene 1 – Researching citizenisation1 The world of citizenisation: life in the waiting room2 Citizenising BritainScene 2 – Documents, stories, pictures3 The documented citizenScene 3 – Conversing with Anglophones4 The speaking citizenScene 4 – Becoming citizen5 The becoming citizenConclusion – Lessons from the waiting room: citizenisation and migratisationIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat Have Charities Ever Done for Us? uses case studies and interviews to illustrate how charities support people and communities, foster heritage and culture and pioneer responses to crucial social, ethical and environmental questions.Table of ContentsIntroduction PART 1 What are charities, and why do we argue about them? The many faces of charities What has gone wrong? ‘Stick to your knitting’: the curbs on campaigning PART 2 Changing the world The health of the nation Equality, slavery and human rights Rights for women and gay liberation Protecting animals and the natural world PART 3 I mproving lives and communities Local action and self-help Supporting other people The wider world Community arts PART 4 A junior partner in the welfare state? Public service contracts Reducing the burden on the state Charities as pioneers PART 5 Preserving the past, preparing for the future Castles, canals and stately homes Museums and the perils of charitable status The minefield of charitable education Pushing the boundaries of medicine and science Part 6 The way ahead Reviews and strategies Charity governance: fit for purpose? Coming clean with the public The pursuit of independence Postscript

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Book SynopsisThey called him the ''angriest black man in America'' . . . Celebrated and vilified the world over for his courageous but bitter fight to gain for millions of black men and women the equality and respect denied them by their white neighbours, Malcolm X inspired as many people in the United States as he caused to fear him.His remarkable autobiography, completed just before his murder in 1965, ranges from Omaha and Michigan to Harlem and Mecca, and tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Not only is this an enormously important record of the Civil Rights Movement in America, but also the scintillating story of a man who refused to allow anyone to tell him who or what he was.Trade ReviewExtraordinary . . . a brilliant, painful, important book * New York Times *

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Book SynopsisRaised by his grandmother in Tennessee, Gil Scott-Heron's journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most uncompromising and influential songwriters of his generation is a remarkable one. In this, his heartfelt, beautifully written and posthumously published memoir, we are given bright insights into the music industry, New York, the civil-rights movement, modern America, governmental hypocrisy, Stevie Wonder and our wider place in the world. It is also a fitting testament to the generous brilliance of Gil Scott-Heron and to the Spirits that guided him.Trade ReviewA marvellous documentary of black America and life lived in the raw * * Spectator * *Engaging and immensely human . . . Much like his poetry, Scott-Heron's style is spare and effective, offering up jagged observations on fame, friendship and political and racial injustice * * Independent on Sunday * *This memoir reads a bit like Langston Hughes filtered through the scratchy and electrified sensibilities of John Lee Hooker, Dick Gregory and Spike Lee . . . about his own music, he could not be more simple or elegant. "I was trying to get people who listened to me," he writes, "to realise that they were not alone." -- Dwight Garner * * New York Times * *One of the great pioneers of late-twentieth-century music. * * Independent * *Scott-Heron is such a fine writer . . . As readers and fans alike, we are left to mourn the passing of surely, the least likely pop star ever, one with a truly brilliant mind. -- Rob Fitzpatrick * * Sunday Times * *A delight, full of with and alliteration and studded with passages of verse . . . it is a heartbreaking read as the last testament of a much-loved man, but it should certainly be read. * * Herald * *Gil Scott-Heron is timeless. * * New York Times * *An impressively lucid book . . . both candid and guarded . . . his final admissions are heart-rending. * * Metro * *For more than two decades, [Gil Scott-Heron] has been committed to examining those facts of the human condition that most of us would rather forget . . . he is an artist who has crafted witty but crucial insights for Black America. * * Washington Post * *The formative incidents of Scott-Heron's life are placed in their cultural and historical contexts with great delicacy and precision. -- Ben Thompson * * Sunday Telegraph * *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Completely invaluable. . . . A model of how American politics is working right now."---Ezra Klein, New York Times"Since 2000, we’ve stayed very close to 50-50 in presidential elections and control of Congress has bounced back and forth. . . . No wonder the political scientists John Sides, Chris Tausanovitch and Lynn Vavreck refer to our politics as 'calcified' in their important (and aptly titled) recent book on the 2020 election, The Bitter End."---E. J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post"The timely advice and analysis will pique the interest of readers interested in politics and government and will be a strong title to offer prior to election season." * Library Journal *"The authors compile a vast amount of statistical and survey data to identify what they call the 'tectonic shifts' transforming the American political landscape. . . . Recommended." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisA searing critique of the “freedom” that America offers to the victims of its imperialist machinations of war and occupation Meaningless Citizenship traces the costs of America’s long-term military involvement around the world by following the forced displacement of Iraqi families, unveiling how Iraqis are doubly displaced: first by the machinery of American imperialism in their native countries and then through a more pernicious war occurring on U.S. soil—the dismantling of the welfare state.Revealing the everyday struggles and barriers that texture the lives of Iraqi families recently resettled to the United States, Sally Wesley Bonet draws from four years of deep involvement in the refugee community of Philadelphia. An education scholar, Bonet’s analysis moves beyond the prevalent tendency to collapse schooling into education. Focusing beyond the public school to other critical institutions, such as public assistance, resettlement programs, and healthcare, she shows how encounters with institutions of the state are an inherently educative process for both refugee youths and adults, teaching about the types of citizenship they are expected to enact and embody while simultaneously shaping them into laboring subjects in service of capitalism. An intimate, in-depth ethnography, Meaningless Citizenship exposes how the veneer of American values—freedom, democracy, human rights—exported to countries like Iraq, disintegrates to uncover what is really beneath: a nation-state that prioritizes the needs of capitalism above the survival and wellbeing of its citizens.Trade Review"Sally Wesley Bonet’s book is a beautiful exploration of the meanings of refuge and citizenship through institutions, relationships, and the everyday experiences of children and families in the United States. It exposes essential understandings that are needed for stronger futures, particularly the consequences of misaligned expectations and reality as well as the responsibility the United States has to refugees, especially those to whom it has caused suffering."—Sarah Dryden-Peterson, author of Right Where We Belong: How Refugee Teachers and Students Are Changing the Future of Education"Drawing on three years of tender and tenacious ethnographic research with Iraqi refugee families resettled into poverty in the U.S., Meaningless Citizenship explains how American imperialism and its brutal late-stage, low-road, neoliberal capitalism deny refugees the economic and social rights of full citizenship. Sally Wesley Bonet critiques how refugee resettlement, public assistance, and educational and health care institutions stymie justice, even as she shows how they might be reformed to foster more humane and equitable outcomes."—Lesley Bartlett, coauthor of Humanizing Education for Immigrant and Refugee Youth: 20 Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond

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Book SynopsisMartin Luther King, Jr. described Stride Toward Freedom as "the chronicle of 50,000 Negroes who took to heart the principles of non-violence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own human worth." On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rallied by the young preacher and activist Martin Luther King, Jr., the black community of Montgomery organised a historic boycott of the bus service, rising up together to protest racial segregation. This was the first large-scale, non-violent resistance of its kind in America and marked the beginning of a national Civil Rights movement based on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s principles. Stride Toward Freedom is the account of that pivotal turning point in American history, told through Martin Luther King, Jr.'s own experiences and stories, chronicling his community's refusal to accept the injustices of racial discrimination.Trade ReviewTelling the inspiring story of the Civil Rights movement... A very important and moving book which tells the story of the movement that transported and changed not only America but globally. -- Black History LiveIt's still shocking to read this account, detailing the overt racism of the time...King, of course, was one of the finest orators of the 20th century, but passion pours from his pen, too. -- The Crack

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Book SynopsisAn urgent, compact manifesto that will teach you how to protect your rights, your freedom, and your future when talking to police. Law professor James J. Duane became a viral sensation thanks to a 2008 lecture outlining the reasons why you should never agree to answer questions from the police—especially if you are innocent and wish to stay out of trouble with the law. In this timely, relevant, and pragmatic new book, he expands on that presentation, offering a vigorous defense of every citizen’s constitutionally protected right to avoid self-incrimination. Getting a lawyer is not only the best policy, Professor Duane argues, it’s also the advice law-enforcement professionals give their own kids. Using actual case histories of innocent men and women exonerated after decades in prison because of information they voluntarily gave to police, Professor Duane demonstrates the critical importance of a constitutional right not well or widely understood by the average American. Reflecting the most recent attitudes of the Supreme Court, Professor Duane argues that it is now even easier for police to use your own words against you. This lively and informative guide explains what everyone needs to know to protect themselves and those they love.Trade Review“James Duane’s amazing but true stories of innocent people exonerated after decades of wrongful imprisonment (which could have been avoided if they had just insisted on their fundamental right to avoid self-incrimination) are riveting reminders of the high price we pay, as individuals and as a society, when we fail to assert our constitutional rights.” —Laurence H. Tribe, Harvard Law School “In this quick and wonderful read, one of America’s most eloquent writers on legal subjects makes clear why you should never, ever answer police questions about your past conduct, however virtuous and civic-minded you may be. You Have the Right to Remain Innocent describes a stream of miscarriages of justice that occurred only because innocent suspects cooperated with deceptive officers preying on their ignorance and good intentions. The book makes its case with verve and passion, and even if you are a tough-on-crime conservative or a police chief, it is likely to persuade you.” —Albert W. Alschuler, University of Chicago Law School “James Duane is an experienced criminal defense lawyer and a tough-minded legal scholar. This is not just a book of advice; it is a passionate and disturbing critique of the rules governing police interrogations in the United States. It repays careful reading.” —David Alan Sklansky, Stanford University Law School “The stories in You Have the Right to Remain Innocent will help you remember why you should not talk to the police, and exactly how to assert your rights. This book could save you—or your children—years of imprisonment for a crime committed by someone else. Read it and then make sure your kids read it too.” —Randy E. Barnett, Georgetown University Law School “If you'd like to read short sentences that can save you from serving long sentences, get this book and do what it says!” —Judge Alex Kozinski, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit “As James Duane argues convincingly in his book, the judicial hypocrisy that permits police deception is outrageous and dangerous. You Have the Right to Remain Innocent is funny, sad, and full of information that all citizens need for their protection.” —Charles R. Nesson, Harvard Law School “Well-informed, scary, sobering, and sure to tick off police officers and prosecutors even as it contributes to keeping innocent people out of jail.” —Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisWriting in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity, and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecraft''s work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrage - Walpole called her ''a hyena in petticoats'' - yet it established her as the mother of modern feminism.Trade Review"We hear [Mary Wollstonecraft's] voice and trace her influence even now among the living."

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Book SynopsisYoung people have the potential to educate and inspire their communities, if only adults will listen to them. Felton Earls and Mary Carlson have spent decades listening to children and encouraging them to use their voices for social change.Trade ReviewEarls and Carlson have discovered, studied, and advocated for an aspect of development previously unrecognized: how children and youth can find their voice, feel empowered to use that voice, and translate that voice into political action. This is a remarkable book, personally, scientifically, and politically. -- Gordon Harper * Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry *Aims to provide convincing proof that children are and can be political actors in their own communities, and attempts to show the tools required for child and youth citizenship to develop and flourish…It provides a comprehensive exploration of the potential for enabling children to develop into deliberative citizens…A valuable read for researchers on childhood in any discipline. -- Nico Brando * Journal of Human Development and Capabilities *Reflecting their years of research and dedication to an action-based, participatory approach, the authors provide specific guidelines for parents, teachers, police, and other authority figures in setting up a Young Citizens program, aimed at children ages 10 to 14, in their own communities…An inspiring vision of a newly inclusive democracy. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *A wide-ranging and inspiring study of citizen engagement among young people…Earls and Carlson provide an educational program for improving children’s communication skills and reasoning capacities in order to make them effective advocates for themselves and others…Readers interested in childhood development, progressive causes, and public health will want to take note. * Publishers Weekly *This important book presents fascinating research about children’s experiences under difficult conditions in several parts of the world. The book shines with rich detail, heartfelt concern, and deep insight. -- William Damon, Professor and Director, Stanford Center on AdolescenceHere is a compelling argument for the democratic capacities of children and youth. Science, philosophy, and two lifetimes of hands-on experience support its bold vision. -- Peter Levine, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts UniversityIn this insightful and revelatory book, Earls, a psychiatrist, and Carlson, a neurobiologist—lifelong partners in work and love—sing a duet that blends empiricism and social activism, theory and practice, intellectual biography and interdisciplinarity. Their international journeys and projects, distinguished by scientific rigor, innovation, and discovery, offer strong evidence of the power and wisdom of children’s voices, raised in disciplined and deliberative discourse, to the building of a more inclusive and just democracy. Voice, Choice, and Action is at once a richly detailed narrative, a discerning analysis, a moral declaration, a rigorous roadmap, and an urgent call to action. -- Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Emily Hargroves Fisher Research Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of EducationA landmark work. Integrating neurobehavioral and social sciences, Earls and Carlson link theory and social action to offer a transformative vision of children as active agents in democratic societies around the world. -- Lincoln Chen, President, China Medical Board of Cambridge, MA; Chair, BRAC/USA; former Chair, CARE/USAVoice, Choice, and Action is a book for these times as we confront the fault lines in our democracy. Tony Earls and Maya Carlson have written a cri de coeur, urging us to include children as full citizens, as participants in the public square. It’s a deeply provocative work about the place of children in strengthening our sense of community. -- Alex Kotlowitz, author of An American Summer and There Are No Children Here

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Book SynopsisIn the years leading up to the First World War, the United Kingdom was subjected to a ferocious campaign of bombing and arson. Those conducting this terrorist offensive were members of the Women's Social and Political Union; better known as the suffragettes. The targets for their attacks ranged from St Paul's Cathedral and the Bank of England in London to theatres and churches in Ireland. The violence, which included several attempted assassinations, culminated in June 1914 with an explosion in Westminster Abbey. Simon Webb explores the way in which the suffragette bombers have been airbrushed from history, leaving us with a distorted view of the struggle for female suffrage. Not only were the suffragettes far more aggressive than is generally known, but there exists the very real and surprising possibility that their militant activities actually delayed, rather than hastened, the granting of the parliamentary vote to British women. AUTHOR: Simon Webb is the author of many non-fiction books, ranging from academic works on education to popular history. He has also written dozens of westerns under both his own name and a variety of pseudonyms, such as Harriet Cade, Fenton Sadler and Jay Clanton. He works as a consultant on the subject of capital punishment to television companies and filmmakers and also writes fro various magazines and newspapers, including the Times educational Supplement, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. 16 b/w illustrations

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Book SynopsisIn this much-anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize, bestselling author, political analyst, and historian Juan Williams turns his attention to the rise of a second civil rights movement in 21st century America.

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Book SynopsisLarge sections of democracy and its basic structures have recently been hijacked. By stealth, powerful elites have gradually gained control of the political sphere and transformed it to serve their own interests. The political systems of what appear to be established democracies in all corners of the world are showing signs of this takeover, which has led to widespread citizen disaffection and indignation. Kidnapped Democracy uses the metaphor of captivity to illustrate the differences and similarities between conventional kidnappings and the hijacking of a political system. The book’s nine chapters identify the kidnappers, the accomplices, the hostages, the victims and the negotiators before examining the effect of a peculiar Stockholm syndrome and, finally, reflecting on possible ways to secure the release of democracy.Trade ReviewA provocative reflection on the kidnapping of democracy that offers novel insights on debates that have been occupying critical thinkers for centuries, while providing a cogent critique of the state of democracy today. A valuable and original contribution to scholarship. -- Cristina Flesher Fominaya, Reader in Social Politics and Media, Loughborough University; Editor-in-Chief of Social Movement StudiesDemocracies are sadly capitulating, with disastrous consequences in terms of democratic accountability, quality of governance and equality. This insightful and beautifully written book must be read as an awakening call, a necessary and timely reminder that the fate of democracy lies with the unfettered determination of citizens to unmask the complex network of 'masters' that are stripping democracy of its representative identity. -- Kerman Calvo Borobia, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Salamanca, SpainRamón Feenstra takes seriously the kidnap analogy as a conceptual tool with which to dissect the predicament of present-day democracies, engaging provocatively and meticulously with the identity, interests and strategies of both kidnappers and hostages, and the complex relationship between them, which culminates in a predictable and dramatic Stockholm syndrome. For how long will we be complacent, and will we justify the kidnap of our democracies and our lack of say in what happens to us? -- Sonia Alonso Saenz De Oger, Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, QatarThis is a wonderful book. Kidnapping is a very strong metaphor to understand the democratic deficits of our time. Moreover, this is the right self-help book for victimized citizens to overcome their Stockholm syndrome and to develop democratizing practices. -- Paul Dekker, Professor of Civil Society, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Raising the Alarm Chapter 2: The Hostages (I): Political Parties and Governments Chapter 3: The Hostages (II): The Mass Media Chapter 4: The Hostages (III): Trade Unions Chapter 5: Hostages or Accomplices? Chapter 6: The Kidnappers Chapter 7: Victims’ Response: From Stockholm Syndrome to Defiance Chapter 8: Negotiators Chapter 9: The Struggle for Liberation References About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisManning Marable was Professor of History and Political Science at Columbia University and director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. He was the founding director of the Center for Contemporary Black History, established in 2002 and the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, where he served from 1993 to 2003. He died as the hardback of Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention was published. The book was a Finalist for the National Book Award 2011.Trade Review[A] groundbreaking piece of work. ...The result is not just a biography, but also a history of Muslims in America and a sweeping account of one man's transformation... It will be difficult for anyone to better this book. ... a work of art, a feast that combines genres skillfully: biography, true-crime, political commentary. It gives us Malcolm X in full gallop. -- Wil Haygood * Washington Post *[L]ucid, hugely researched and surely definitive...an extraordinary story. * Sunday Times *[A]n incredibly detailed account of Malcolm's life (and an investigation of his murder) and it is, of course, completely riveting....it is inevitably much more than a biography of one man... Marable is intensely and intimately sympathetic. -- Geoff Dyer * New Yorker *In the pantheon of black American protest figures only Martin Luther King occupies a more exalted position, but it is Malcolm X whose legend has the greater street credibility and aura of cool...Now, almost a half century [after his assassination], Malcolm has finally received the biography that his unique role in black culture demands...A meticulous, comprehensive, and fair-minded portrait. -- Andrew Anthony * Observer *Professor Manning Marable's Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention is encyclopaedic in its approach. The endnotes and bibliography indicate the staggering breadth and depth of scholarship underpinning this volume....Undoubtedly it will stand as a last lecture on the subject by one of America's most distinguished historians. -- Wilbert Rideau * Financial Times *[A] wealth of detail, some of it new, some of it old stories confirmed...At the end of it all, Malcolm X remains Malcolm X, for good or ill, one of the most fascinating historical figures of the 20th Century...a labour of love...a courageous endeavour. -- Hugh Muir * Guardian *Malcolm's short life (he was slain at 39) makes a fascinating story...Mr Marable has scoured contemporary press clippings in America, Europe and Africa...and benefitted...from the recent release to the public of hundreds of Malcolm's letters, photographs and texts of speeches. * The Economist *Marable gives us all the raw material for a harshly critical appraisal... Marable's is very far from the first biography of Malcolm, but it is undoubtedly the most penetrating and thoroughly researched. It clearly surpasses the best previous effort, Bruce Perry's 1991 study -- Stephen Howe * The Independent *By the end of the 1960s, Malcolm's disciples had elevated him to what Manning Marable, in this weighty biography, calls 'secular sainthood'; in death, his image was quickly refashioned to 'embody the very ideal of blackness for an entire generation'... But Marable... resists the temptation of hagiography and fills in the gaps left by previous books. Where the autobiography, carefully organised by the NOI-sceptic Haley, presents an idealised vision of a man's growth as a thinker, Marable gives us Malcolm in all his self-contradiction and self-doubt... By refusing to pin him down, he offers glimpses of the human being behind the legend. -- Yo Zushi * New Statesman *Striking... Marable is intensely sympathetic but always conscious of the contradictions of his subject...the fulfilment of a life's work -- Geoff Dyer, Books of the Year * Prospect *From petty criminal to drug user to prisoner to minister to separatist to humanist to martyr. Marable, who worked for more than a decade on the book and died earlier this year, offers a more complete and unvarnished portrait of Malcolm X than the one found in his autobiography. The story remains inspiring -- 10 Best Books of 2011 * New York Times *An exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic * Pulitzer Prize in History 2012 award citation *

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Book SynopsisOne woman's extraordinary journey from child bride to global changemakerAt just 10 years old, Sonita Alizada was nearly sold into marriage. By the time she turned 16, her price was set at $9,000 a sum meant to buy her future for someone else's benefit. In a world where nearly 15 million girls are forced into marriage each year, Sonita's story is a heartbreaking but all-too-common reality. Yet, she refused to let her fate be sealed.In her eponymous memoir, Sonita shares her powerful journey from the streets of Afghanistan to international stages as a rap artist and activist. Breaking through oppressive traditions and laws, she escaped her destiny as a child bride and transformed her pain into music that resonated across the globe.This book is not just her story, it's a call to action. Sonita's message is clear: Dreams have the power to change lives. Weaving together her family's harrowing escape from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, her rise as a human rights advocate, and her belief in the transformative power of hope, Sonita''s story will leave readers galvanised to fight for a world where every girl's voice is heard.

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Book SynopsisTHE INSIDE ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS DOCUMENTED IN LAURA POITRAS''S CITIZENFOUR Glenn Greenwald''s No Place to Hide is the story of one of the greatest national security leaks in US history.In June 2013, reporter and political commentator Glenn Greenwald published a series of reports in the Guardian which rocked the world.The reports revealed shocking truths about the extent to which the National Security Agency had been gathering information about US citizens and intercepting communication worldwide, and were based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden to Greenwald.Including new revelations from documents entrusted to Greenwald by Snowden, this essential book tells the story of Snowden and the NSA and examines the far-reaching consequences of the government''s surveillance program, both in the US and abroad.''The first thing I do when I turn on the computer in the morningTrade ReviewA Pulitzer in the bag, Hollywood knocking on the door and a newfound status as one of the world's most celebrated journalists, Greenwald has pursued the [Snowden] story with passion. Gripping: Jason Bourne meets The Social Network * Financial Times *To put it simply, Greenwald has had one hell of a dizzying run, at the white-hot centre of the media universe as the most reliable source for NSA surveillance scoops * GQ *Compelling, powerful, shocking, important * Observer *The inside account. Action-packed, engrossing and polemical * Daily Telegraph *Persuasive, thrilling and necessary * Globe and Mail *Impassioned * The New York Times *Pulse-pounding * Wired *In Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden found a perfect match. If you want to get a handle on what was at stake when Snowden downloaded the government's most precious secrets onto a thumb drive, this book is your primer * Slate *Rings with authority * Chicago Tribune *The story of Edward Snowden is remarkable. Has all the makings of a thriller. Greenwald provides an excellent overview, putting the pieces together in a way that daily journalism cannot * Economist *At times, this account by Greenwald of how he landed one of the biggest scoops of the century feels like it has come straight out of the pages of a Robert Ludlum thriller * Sunday Times *Spectacular. Dedicated, fearless journalism * Spiegel (Germany) *Between a spy thriller and analysis . . . an impassioned book * Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) *Rewarding. Some passages read like a Tom Clancy CIA thriller * General Anzeiger (Germany) *An indispensable book for anyone who cares about the future of privacy, not just in the United States but throughout the world * National Post (Canada) *Gripping. Not only does [No Place to Hide] confirm what many have suspected - that surveillance is happening - but it also makes clear that it's happening on an almost unimaginably vast scale * Guardian *A powerful and persuasive case for the duty to defend our fast-disappearing privacy -- Naomi Klein * Guardian (Books of the Year) *The story of a real conspiracy -- Nicholas Blincoe * Daily Telegraph *An important first-hand account of the Snowden affair -- Rebecca Rose * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisThe story behind Martin Luther King's historic, but largely forgotten visit to Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1967, placing King's visit within another lost history: the history of links between the African American freedom struggle and the North East of England.

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Book SynopsisA fatherless Danish/Greenlandic girl exemplifies a generation of outcast mixed blood children denied their legal dual citizenship rights

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Book SynopsisIndia will soon be the world’s most populated country and its political development will shape the world of the 21st century. Yet Hindu nationalism – at the helm of contemporary Indian politics – is not well understood outside of India, and its links to the global neoliberal trajectory have not been explored. Covering 30 years of Indian politics, this book shows for the first time the importance of education in propagating the acceptance of Hindu nationalism within a neolberal system, including the reframing of the concept of Indian citizenship. The first five years of Modi rule failed to bring about the development that had been promised and have seen India’s rapid change from a largely inclusive society to one where religious minorities are denied their basic rights.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Role of Post-Colonial Politics In re-Theorizing India’s National Identity Part 1: Education and Ideology 2. Hindu Nationalism Versus Secularism and the Social Realities of Discrimination 3. India’s Neoliberal Schools: The Hindu Nationalist and Neoliberal Agenda in School Education Part 2: The Effects of Neoliberalism on Teachers and Higher Education 4. Teachers’ Voices: Neoliberal and Hindu Nationalist Agendas in School Education in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Jaipur and Assam 5. Higher Education, Neoliberalism and Hindu Nationalism Part 3: Whither India? 6. The Effects of the Indian Political Choice Model on Citizenship Under the BJP Modi Government Epilogue: India at 75

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Book SynopsisSince the adoption of the 1947 Constitution of Japan, the document has become a contested symbol of contrasting visions of Japan. Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism is a volume which examines the history of Japan’s constitutional debates, key legal decisions and interpretations, the history and variety of activism, and activists’ ties to party politics and to fellow activists overseas.Table of ContentsPart I: Activism and Constitutional PoliticsChapter 1: Article 9 Meets Civic Activism: Reflection on the Sunagawa CaseChapter 2: Crisis of Constitutional Democracy and the New Civic Activism in Japan: From SEALDs to Civil AllianceChapter 3: Popular Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Money: The Political Process in 1960 and 2014 Surrounding National SecurityChapter 4: Regarding Constitutional Revision Within and Without the National DietChapter 5: Reflections on Part IPart II: Activists for and Against Constitutional Revision, edited by Helen HardacreChapter 6: New Civic Activism and Constitutional Discussion: Streets, Shrines and CyberspaceChapter 7: Reviving Constitutional Democracy: Gender Parity and Women’s Engagement with PoliticsChapter 8: Soka Gakkai’s Impact on Constitutional Revision AttemptsChapter 9: Nippon Kaigi Working for Constitutional RevisionChapter 10: Reflections on Part II Part III: Understanding Japanese Constitutional Revision in Historical and Comparative Perspectives, edited by Franziska SeraphimChapter 11: Interactions between Constitutionalism and Authoritarianism in Asian Democracies: A Japan-Taiwan ComparisonChapter 12: Peace, Land, and Bread: Constitutional Revolution in Postwar Japan and South KoreaChapter 13: Constitutional Revision Going Astray: Article Nine and Security PolicyChapter 14: Reflections on Part IIIPart IV: Human Rights and Environmental Issues Implicated in Constitutional Revision Debates, edited by Timothy GeorgeChapter 15: Wartime Roots of Postwar Pacifism: Japanese Anti-War Activism in Occupied ChinaChapter 16: The Irony of an Historic Preservation Movement and Its Relevance for Popular Sovereignty in Postwar JapanChapter 17: Everything’s Going to be Alright? An Analysis of Rights in Constitutional Amendment ProposalsChapter 18: Reflections on Part IV

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Book SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fascinating exploration into the lives of three women ignored by history Eye-opening, engrossing'Brit Bennett,bestselling author ofThe Vanishing HalfIn her groundbreaking debut, Anna Malaika Tubbs tells the incredible storIES of three women who raised three world-changing men.Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin''s son James, about Alberta King''s son Martin Luther and Louise Little''s son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them, each fighting their own battles, born into the beginning of the twentieth century and a deadly landscape of racial prejudice, Jim Crow, exploitation, unpoliced violence and open police vitriol.It was a society that would deny their sons' humanity from the beginning as it had denied theirs, but Berdis, Alberta and Louise were extraordinary women who instilled resilience, resistance and greatness in their sons. They would become mothers not just to three world-famous men but Trade Review‘An intimate narrative that aims to link not only Little, King and Baldwin, but all Black mothers’New York Times Book Review ‘Through Tubbs' writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise's stories sing. Theirs is a history forgotten that begs to be told, and Tubbs tells it brilliantly’Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist ‘A fascinating exploration into the lives of three women ignored by history … Uncovers hidden complexities within black motherhood that illuminate our understanding of the past while also shedding light on the overlooked contributions of black women today. An eye-opening, engrossing read’Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers ‘Does what Black women do best: hold up the light in darkness, calling us all to do our work … Anna is a powerful storyteller, and we should all be grateful she chose to tell this story’Brittany Packnett Cunningham, co-host of Pod Save the People and co-founder of Campaign Zero ‘A profound reflection on the contours of Black freedom in the twentieth century and beyond … An essential celebration of Black women, one that illuminates the history of racism and resistance in critical new ways. A timely and important book’Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime ‘Magnificent … An intimate explication of motherhood as the shoulders upon which children stand … but it's also a love letter to these three particular Black women; a scholarly rejection of the trope of Black woman as conquered victim; and a literary declaration that Black women know best how to survive in this broken world while actively mending it for everyone’Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult

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Book SynopsisThis extraordinary book is the roadmap for a new kind of effective activism.'' -- Brian EnoThis book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they''ve been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they''ve seen on the news but don''t feel like it''s making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they''re not sure how. -- Matthew BoltonTrade ReviewAn amazingly inspiring book coming at just the right moment. A leading light in an invaluable organisation, Matthew Bolton really knows how to make stuff happen - and he wants you to know too. You might have heard that things don't have to be this way - here's the official guidebook to changing them -- Marina HydeMatthew is one of the great thought and action leaders of his generation. This book will give people the power to change their communities -- Tessa JowellPopulism is the most important political development of our time and How to Resist makes a powerful call for a populism of mass democratic participation. We've got to put power back in people's hands and this vital guide tells us how. It's a must-read -- Steve HiltonIf anyone knows how to do social change, it's Matthew Bolton who has been at the heart of London Citizen's successful Living Wage campaign. He's a smart, sophisticated operator and his book imparting nuggets on how to take on the system will be eagerly pored over by people who are keen to make a difference but don't quite know how to go about it -- David Cohen, Campaigns Editor and Chief Feature Writer, London Evening StandardWith expertise and a track record that is compelling, Matthew offers tools for citizens to become more powerful and stand up to vested interests of the market and state. This book offers a vision and a method to revitalise our democracy -- Philip Blond, Director of Res Publica, author of 'Red Tory'The Living Wage is perhaps the most successful grassroots campaign of the last decade and in How to Resist, Matthew gives us the key lessons and tactics behind the impact. This vital book will help turn the political energy of today into lasting change in communities and constituencies up and down the country -- Polly Toynbee, GuardianThere’s a huge appetite right now for radical change and How to Resist can equip a generation of politically engaged young people with the practical tools to organise and campaign -- Paul MasonI want to congratulate you on the brilliant way, and the ruthless way, that you bend us politicians to your will, and you get us to deliver -- Boris Johnson, then Mayor of London, to Citizens UKI talk about the Big Society; you are the Big Society -- David Cameron, then Leader of the Conservative Party, to Citizens UKIf you’re worried about the state of the world, Matthew Bolton’s brilliant How to Resist shows how each of us can do our bit to fight populism -- Rohan Silva * Observer *If there’s anyone worth listening to about the politics and strategy of protest, it’s Matthew Bolton. After all, this is the man who led the hugely effective campaign for the living wage, and here he sets out a persuasive case for being proactive, rather than moaning about the state of the nation on social media. How to Resist is genuinely a “how to” guide … inspiring stuff * Observer *[Bolton’s] pragmatism is welcome … Democracy is too important to leave to other people * Evening Standard *Perhaps it isn’t you that needs to change but the world. Matthew Bolton, who led the campaign for a living wage, here lists seven principles for those who want to do more than just rant on twitter, showing how to transform from armchair warrior to activist -- Five Books to Solve All Your Problems * Evening Standard *

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Book SynopsisPeace on Our Terms is the first book to demonstrate the centrality of women’s activism to the Paris Peace Conference and the critical diplomatic events of 1919. Mona L. Siegel tells the timely story of how female activists transformed women’s rights into a global rallying cry, laying a foundation for generations to come.Trade ReviewA stunning retelling of the Great War’s aftermath and how women rose up at the war’s end to demand a different and better world. Siegel’s evocative prose transports us back in time and around the world as women from east, west, north, and south descend on Versailles in pursuit of their rights. Peace on Our Terms is a stirring, extraordinary tale of how the denial of voice to more than half the world’s people shaped our time. This is history and drama at its finest. -- Dorothy Sue Cobble, coauthor of Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's MovementsSiegel models beautifully the capacity for academic scholarship to draw transnational connections within a complex, multilingual project. Few scholars have this capacity for such beautiful writing. The book is truly engaging, and readers will come to ‘know’ the key figures in really personal ways—readers share humor and wit, puzzlement, adventure and grief alongside the women themselves. In this regard, it is a very contemporary style of scholarly history—and one that I hope will be modeled more in the future. -- Louise Edwards, author of Women Warriors and Wartime Spies of ChinaPeace on Our Terms highlights the contributions that women from all over the world made in 1919 to the history of peacemaking. Her collage of activists—from France's Marguerite de Witt-Schlumberger to China's Soumay Tcheng—is stunningly drawn. By investigating women's activism on a global scale, Siegel has made an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the post-World War I period. A beautifully written, inspiring page-turner! -- Karen Offen, author of European Feminisms, 1700-1950: A Political HistoryAs diplomats gathered in Paris in 1919 to negotiate the peace that would end World War I, women around the world—in North America and Europe but also in Egypt, China, and elsewhere—mobilized to make their voices heard. Convinced that they had a role to play in making the peace, they demanded disarmament, racial justice, national sovereignty, international cooperation, and women’s rights. This deeply researched and elegantly written book shows how these women’s efforts, despite many disappointments, helped to shape the new world order and the rise of global feminism. -- Erez Manela, author of The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial NationalismA riveting study...this sparkling, character-driven history will captivate readers interested in the suffrage movement and feminist history. * Publishers Weekly *Peace on Our Terms is a 'must read' for anyone interested in WPS, women's peace history, feminist historical scholarship, or women and social movements. -- Melissa Deehring * International Feminist Journal of Politics *Even specialists on women’s internationalism will discover new insights in these pages...in taking seriously the microdiplomacy of allied feminists with their Central Powers counterparts while reconceptualizing the players and meaning of diplomacy, Siegel illuminates powerful dreams and desires behind gender equity. -- Eileen Boris * Diplomatic History *Argue[s] that the feminist campaigners of the interwar period set the terms for future activism by insisting that the language of human rights is inherently feminist. * London Review of Books *A very worthwhile addition to the literature on the international women's movement, which also enhances understanding of postwar international politics. * Choice *Offers an insightful and engaging combination of history and biography that sheds new light on the history of the First World War, the history of France and its relationship with the world, and the transnational history of women and women’s movements. * H-France Review *Original and well-researched...makes significant contributions to the history of women's involvement in transnational movements. -- Sara Kimble, DePaul University * Women and Social Movements *This book would be appropriate for advanced World History courses, Gender Studies, or even as a foil for post-World War One history courses that are traditionally taught. The book is accessible for community college undergraduates as well as graduate courses and adds new global insights. * Middle Ground Journal *Table of ContentsTimeline of International Women’s Activism in 1919List of IllustrationsPrologue: The Closing Days of the First World War1. A New Year in Paris: Women’s Rights at the Peace Conference of 19192. Winter of Our Discontent: Racial Justice in a New World Order3. March(ing) in Cairo: Women’s Awakening and the Egyptian Revolution of 19194. Springtime in Zurich: Former Enemies in Pursuit of Peace and Freedom5. May Flowers in China: The Feminist Origins of Chinese Nationalism6. Autumn on the Potomac: Women Workers and the Quest for Social JusticeEpilogue: Rome, 1923AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisBrings together the best new scholarship on the modern civil rights movement. It expands our understanding of the movement by engaging issues of local and national politics, gender and race relations, family, community, and sexuality. The volume addresses cultural, legal, and social developments and also investigates the roots of the movement.

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Book SynopsisSince the so-called Arab Spring, citizens of African countries have continued to use digital tools in creative ways to ensure that marginalised voices are heard, and to demand for the rights they are entitled to in law: to freely associate, to form opinions, and to express them online without fear of violence or arrest. The authors of this compelling open access volume have brought to life this dramatic struggle for the digital realm between citizens and governments; documenting in vivid detail how citizens are using mobile and internet tools in powerful viral global campaigns to hold governments accountable and force policy change.With contributions from scholars across the continent, Digital Citizenship in Africa illustrates how citizens have been using VPNs, encryption, and privacy-protecting browsers to resist limits on their rights to privacy and political speech. This book dramatically expands our understanding of the vast and growing arsenal of tech tools, tactics, and teTrade ReviewThis is an outstanding collection of rigorous investigations on how African citizens are negotiating digital technologies. Eschewing epistemic colonialism, the authors develop concepts grounded in the experiences and languages of African citizens in their everyday struggles for rights and justice. The collection brings an inspired perspective on activist citizenship performed with digital technologies. * Engin Isin, Professor emeritus, Queen Mary University of London, UK *Timely… An interesting and thought provoking read… the first in a series of useful books * Irish Tech News *Table of ContentsList of illustrations List of contributors Foreword - Francis B. Nyamnjoh Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: Spaces of digital citizenship in Africa - Tony Roberts and Tanja Bosch 2 Ethno-religious citizenship in Nigeria: Ethno-religious fault lines and the truncation of collective resilience of digital citizens: The cases of #ENDSARS and #PantamiMustGo in Nigeria - Ayobami Ojebode, Babatunde Ojebuyi, Oyewole Oladapo and Marjoke Oosterom 3 Digital crossroads: Continuity and change in Ethiopia’s digital citizenship - Atnaf Brhane and Yohannes Eneyew 4 Internet shutdowns and digital citizenship - Felicia Anthonio and Tony Roberts 5 Feminist digital citizenship in Nigeria - Sandra Ajaja 6 Digital citizenship and cyber-activism in Zambia - Sam Phiri, Kiss Abraham and Tanja Bosch 7 Digital citizenship and political accountability in Namibia’s 2019 election - Mavis Elias and Tony Roberts 8 Citizenship, African languages and digital rights: The role of language in defining the limits and opportunities for digital citizenship in Kiswahili-language communities - Nanjala Nyabola

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Book SynopsisCollates knowledge and examines the role and nature of community groups and activities operating outside of the formal voluntary sector in the UK to develop a coherent understanding about these so-called below the radar organisations.Trade Review“This fills a significant gap in our understanding of self-organised community activity, based on a range of original research studies. Essential reading for academics, activists and policy makers alike.” Marjorie Mayo, Emeritus Professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London“The book provides an insightful picture of BTR groups and social action in communities that is incredibly valuable to anyone wanting to understand more about this aspect of the UK voluntary sector.” Community Development Journal (OUP)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why get below the radar? The importance of understanding community groups and activities ~ Angus McCabe and Jenny Phillimore Part One: Scoping and mapping community actions and activities Below the radar? Community groups and activities in context ~ Angus McCabe and Jenny Phillimore Getting below the radar: micro-mapping ‘hidden’ community activity ~ Andri Soteri-Proctor Part Two: Community groups and activities in context Are we different? Claims for distinctiveness in voluntary and community action ~ Angus McCabe and Jenny Phillimore Community as policy: reflections on community engagement, empowerment and social action in a changing policy context ~ Angus McCabe Lost to austerity, lost in austerity: rethinking the community sector in Ireland ~ Niall Crowley All change? Surviving below the radar: community groups and activities in hard times ~ Angus McCabe and Jenny Phillimore Part Three: Under-explored radars The UK Gypsy, Traveller and Roma third sector: a Gypsy industry or route to empowerment? ~ Andrew Ryder and Sarah Cemlyn Understanding grassroots arts groups and practices in communities ~ Hilary Ramsden, Jane Milling and Robin Simpson Is there a black and minority ethnic third sector in the UK? ~ Lucy Mayblin ‘More than a refugee community organisation’: a study of African migrant associations in Glasgow ~ Teresa Piacentini Part Four: Thinking about voice, learning and emotion below the radar ‘Almost a whisper’: black and minority ethnic community groups’ voice and influence ~ Phil Ware Learning to sustain social action ~ Jenny Phillimore and Angus McCabe Authentic and legitimate? The emotional role of ‘grassroots’ community activists in policymaking ~ Rosie Anderson Conclusion: thinking back and looking forward ~ Angus McCabe and Jenny Phillimore

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Book SynopsisDrawing on place-based field investigations and new empirical analysis, this original book investigates civil society at local level.

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Book SynopsisIn the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election, liberal outcry over ethnonationalist views promoted a vision of America as a nation of immigrants. Given the pervasiveness of this rhetoric, it can be easy to overlook the fact that the immigrant rights movement began in the US relatively recently. This book tells the story of its grassroots origins, through its meteoric rise to the national stage. Starting in the 1990s, the immigrant rights movement slowly cohered over the demand for comprehensive federal reform of immigration policy. Activists called for a new framework of citizenship, arguing that immigrants deserved legal status based on their strong affiliation with American values. During the Obama administration, leaders were granted unprecedented political access and millions of dollars in support. The national spotlight, however, came with unforeseen pressures—growing inequalities between factions and restrictions on challenging mainstream views. Such tradeoffs eventually shattered the united front. The Immigrant Rights Movement tells the story of a vibrant movement to change the meaning of national citizenship, that ultimately became enmeshed in the system that it sought to transform.Trade Review"This book offers a lucid and highly readable analysis of the modern U.S. immigrant rights movement. Systematically documenting the contribution of local struggles in the late 20th century to the movement's national consolidation in the 2000s and its more recent re-fragmentation, Nicholls' behind-the-scenes account carefully exposes the tensions between grassroots immigrant rights activism and national-level realpolitik. An important contribution." -- Ruth Milkman * CUNY Graduate Center, author of L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement *"The Immigrant Rights Movement's historical and geographic sweep is remarkable: it extends far beyond existing accounts, which tend to either focus on the 2006 protests or to present case studies of immigrant mobilization in one or two places. Theoretically rich and empirically rigorous, the book will set the terms for the debate about the best way forward for the immigrant rights movement for many years to come." -- Kim Voss * University of California, Berkeley *"This timely book explains the successes and challenges of pro-immigration activism in the United States. Its provocative argument raises tough practical and theoretical questions about the political costs of nationalizing and professionalizing social movements." -- David Scott FitzGerald * author of Refuge beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers *"In this daring volume Nicholls looks beyond the achievements and failures of the ever-developing immigrant rights' movement in the US to explore how the movement has changed the discourse, the scope, and the descriptive nature of national citizenship....In this highly accessible and readable book, Nicholls weaves together political and social theory throughout, making this text especially useful for classroom incorporation. Highly recommended." -- R. A. Harper * CHOICE *"Future research could easily build on Nicholls's brilliant work....Rigorously corroborated, theoretically inspiring, and yet impressively readable, this book has much to offer students and scholars at all levels." -- Kevin Lee * Journal of Urban Affairs *"Nicholls's meticulous institutional analysis spans decades....the book offers us an invaluable critique of nationalism itself." -- Miranda C. Hallett * American Ethnologist *"The Immigrant Rights Movement is a must-read for anyone interested in migration rights, social movements, and the institutional reproduction of inequality. Nicholls provides an array of qualitative data, different forms of data presentation, and thought-provoking arguments about the constraints and opportunities of social movements. Though focused on immigration, this timely book generates broad reflection on the relationship between social movements and philanthropy, and debates about how disciplining a social movement occurs through the political elite." -- Blanca Ramirez * Mobilization *"Nicholls's book convincingly highlights a key paradox that advocates and activists face when moving into the political field: the same conditions that allowed immigrant rights movements to become a political force wound up binding the movement to the very system it sought to change." -- Ana Hontanilla * Latin American Research Review *Table of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction chapter abstractThe introduction provides readers with a basic overview of the book's central concepts and arguments. It suggests that today's immigrant rights movement has its roots in local battles scattered throughout the country. It maps out how these local fights emerged and goes on to discuss their aggregation into a national social movement. 1The Rights of Immigrants in the Nation chapter abstractSome scholars have argued that globalization and transnational migration have weakened the importance of national citizenship. This theoretical chapter addresses this central issue. It suggests that national citizenship is still very much intact and constrains how immigrant rights activists develop their claims and demands. By engaging with various literatures including citizenship studies, social movement, and immigration, the chapter aims to explain the continued caging powers of the nation state over the thoughts, words, and actions of activists. 2Suburbia Must be Defended chapter abstractThe chapter explores the local conditions that helped give rise to ethnonational arguments by examining local responses to immigrant day laborers. By drawing on materials from the 1990s, the chapter maintains that the public assembly of Latino immigrants on street corners disrupted the everyday life suburban residents. Such disruptions propelled thousands of people to step in and debate the meanings of citizenship. From this cauldron of conflicting passions emerged a particular understanding of citizenship that was ethnonationalist, exclusionary, and revanchist. This was an ethnic understanding of citizenship backed by an increasingly violent and exclusionary state. 3Resisting Ethnonationalism, One Town at a Time chapter abstractThe chapter examines how pro-immigrant groups bubbled up in suburban towns around the county and pushed back on their anti-immigrant neighbors. It does so by first describing early resistances by day laborers and their diverse range of supporters. The chapter goes on to describe how some local mobilizations snow-balled into sizeable struggles mostly anchored by regional immigrant rights organizations. The chapter finishes by showing how many campaigns succeeded in stopping many restrictive ordinances. 4Regionalizing the Fight for Immigrant Rights: The Case of Los Angeles chapter abstractMetropolitan Los Angeles is used as a case to illustrate how immigrant rights activism shifted to the regional scale. The chapter begins with a very local conflict over day laborers in the suburb of Pasadena. It examines how highly precarious immigrants stepped out of the proverbial shadows to resist their criminalization in the city. Following this discussion, the chapter proceeds to a discussion of the regionalization of the struggle. Center for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) played a pivotal role in connecting and coordinating battles unfolding across the metropolitan area. 5The Resurgent Nation State chapter abstractFrom the mid 1990s onwards, the federal government became increasingly active in the area of immigration. It passed more restrictive laws and policies and invested more money in enforcement. Moreover, elected officials began to talk more about immigration and immigration reform than ever. The federal government's symbolic and legal power were overwhelming in shaping the parameters of national citizenship. For immigrant rights activists who had spent their formative years in local political trenches, it became increasingly important to shift scale and enter national politics. 6Entering the Field of National Citizenship chapter abstractThe chapter addresses the shift to national politics by examining the creation of a countrywide social movement infrastructure. Well-endowed and politically connected national organizations worked with prominent local organizations to form a string of new coalitions with national-level reach. The primary goal of these coalitions was to create a vehicle to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. Washington D.C.-based organizations sat at the helm of the coalitions and reached out to local organizations in immigrant rich metropolitan areas. These organizations co-sponsored meetings, trainings, and other events. The coalitions fashioned new instruments (organizations, networks, communication networks, trainings and workshops) to transmit understandings about rights, immigration reform, and citizenship from the centers of power (Washington D.C.) to immigrant communities around the country. 7Money Makes the Movement chapter abstractThe funding pie grew much larger in the 2000s and 2010s. The financial bounty enabled leading organizations to create the infrastructure underlying the mainstream immigrant rights movement. They could afford to undertake costly communications research. They had the resources to generate training materials and run local workshops in localities across the country. Well-resourced organizations could afford to lobby national politicians and develop relations with political elite. The infusion of money enabled an unprecedented level of coordination, but the wealth and professionalization of national organizations contributed to sharpening inequalities and a veritable class divide in the social movement. 8A Seat at the Table chapter abstractThe Obama administration provided advocacy organizations extraordinary access. The leading organizations had many meetings with White House officials and congressional leaders. Strong ties with federal policymakers and politicians also provided movement leaders with direct access to valuable information. Access did not, however, result in much political influence. During a period of unprecedented access, the Obama White House did not prioritize comprehensive immigration reform during its first term. The White House and its Senate allies believed that they needed to burnish their deportation credentials in order to win broad support from reluctant Republicans. Between 2009 and 2013, the Obama administration removed approximately 400,000 unauthorized immigrants a year. Thus, in spite of its enormous reservoirs of political capital, the leadership of the immigrant rights movement was not able exercise great influence over federal immigration policy. 9Making Immigrants American chapter abstractThis chapter examine how the movement generated public representations of immigrants in their battle for comprehensive immigration reform. Entry into the national field precipitated a process of selecting one master frame (liberal nationalism) over others (territorial personhood, postnationalism). Following the failure to pass immigration reform in 2007, the leadership initiated a broad campaign to change how Americans viewed immigrants. They set out to generate a disciplined message that would resonate with hearts and minds of average Americans. Liberal nationalism provided advocates with the language, ideas, sentiments, and narratives to effectively construct a message of immigrant deservingness. America was, they argued, a nation of immigrants and immigrants possessed essential attributes (assimilated in norms and culture, contributing, innocent) that made them deserving of membership. Conclusion: Where We Stand chapter abstractThe concluding chapter assesses the challenges facing the immigrant rights movement in the Trump era. It suggests that new political challenges have contributed to further splintering the movement. The chapter also describes how the new difficulties are rooted in problems that had metastasized over the previous fifteen years.

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Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JESS PHILLIPSSoldier, criminal, militant, hooligan, revolutionary: these labels Emmeline Pankhurst took up and wore proudly in her long struggle for women’s suffrage. This shortened edition of her autobiography tells the inside story of this struggle: the tireless campaigning, the betrayals by men in power, the relentless round of arrests and hunger strikes, the horror of force-feeding. It is a reminder of the controversial means, the indomitable spirit and the sacrifices of life and liberty by which women won their political freedom.ALSO IN THE VINTAGE FEMINIST SHORTS SERIES:The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftThe Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfA Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

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Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Offering the benefits of a systematic, philosophical encounter between cultures and scholarships which have yet to converge on this topic, Dario Mazzola presents a unique and original theory of citizenship.

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Book SynopsisChosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the Financial Times and the Telegraph.Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2023Longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing'Compelling, powerful and necessary.' Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism'Fascinating' GuardianWithout a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to troubling conclusions about who we are. They also shape our everyday thoughts, choices and actions - from who we date to whether we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle.Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought. Filled with shocking case-studies across politics, criminal justice, and everyday life, this ground-breaking book shows how our mental freedom is under threat like never before. Bold and radical, Alegre argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our future.Trade ReviewFascinating... We have all sleepwalked into this gloomy fairytale, and it's time to wake up. * Guardian *Freedom to Think could not be more timely... As the world experiences yet another brutal reminder of how far authoritarians will go to control and suppress their populations, [Alegre's] recommendations feel freshly relevant. * Financial Times *Timely [and] thought-provoking... One of Alegre's most compelling arguments for freedom of thought is that it allows us to try out ideas, to explore and test combinations of thoughts and concepts. * Times Literary Supplement *Profoundly essential and deeply engaging. If freedom of thought and the very possibility of a free society are to survive the digital century, then we urgently need the rights and laws that will make it so. Thankfully, Alegre stands with us to lead and light the way, beginning with her compelling, powerful, and necessary book. * Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism *Engaging and thought-provoking... [a] hard-hitting examination of the evils of Big Tech and, to a lesser extent, the surveillance state. * Literary Review *A brilliant, accessible book by a brilliant lawyer. Freedom of thought is a fundamental human right and Susie Alegre powerfully argues that it needs to be harnessed now. * Helena Kennedy QC, author of Eve was Framed *Freedom to Think identifies and then fills a gaping hole in how we consider the world. It is a book that will shake and refresh, but ultimately leave you more hopeful about the future. * Alison Goldsworthy, CEO of The Depolarization Project and author of Poles Apart *Engaging and entertaining. A call to action on one of the most pressing issues of our time. * Jennifer Robinson, leading human rights lawyer *Alegre asks a provocative and original question as we struggle to understand and react to our increasingly technologized world: are we losing our freedom of thought? Her ideas are much needed. * David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect *A thoughtful and engaging book: profound, moving, and even funny. * Johnny Ryan, leading privacy campaigner *In the absence of adequate scrutiny or accountability, technology has developed to undermine the keystone for human dignity: the right to freedom of thought. In this timely and pioneering book Alegre contributes a sorely needed vision for how we may protect a "forgotten freedom" and collectively avert an Orwellian future. This book is an insightful and urgent wake-up call. * Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief *Powerful and persuasive. This important, finely written book explains why we must protect that most fundamental of our freedoms at a time when it is in danger of being overborne by profit-making propaganda, fake news and hate-fuelled social media. * Geoffrey Robertson QC, founder of Doughty Street Chambers *Freedom to Think is an effective wake-up call for those unaware of the scale of efforts to restrict and control our thoughts. * Engineering & Technology *Table of Contents1: Inner Freedom 2: Of Gods and Men 3: Inside Your Head 4: The Politics of Persuasion 5: The Power of Human Rights 6: Facebook Knows You Better 7: The Ministry of Truth 8: Consenting Adults 9: Social Credit 10: Pre-Crime and Punishment 11: Body and Soul 12: We Don't Need No Thought Control 13: The Backlash 14: Freeing Our Minds

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Book SynopsisThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume I is a comprehensive ethnographic study of the various tribes and castes living in the Central Provinces of India during the colonial period. The book was written by R.V. Russell, who was a British administrator and scholar with a deep interest in Indian society and culture. The first volume provides an overview of the region's geography, history, and political organization, as well as a discussion of the various theories of race and caste prevalent at the time. Readers can be compelled to know the geography and history related to Central Provinces and Berar. Overall, the book is a valuable resource for scholars of Indian history and anthropology, as well as anyone interested in learning more about the diverse and complex societies that existed in colonial India.

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Book SynopsisA New York Times bestseller, “The Dying Citizen is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation” (Mark R. Levin)Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the “citizen” is historically rare—and was among America’s most valued ideals for over two centuries. But without shock treatment, warns Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship may soon vanish.In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that led to this crisis. The evisceration of the middle class has made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Open borders have undermined allegiance to a particular place. Identity politics have eradicated our collective sense of self. And a top-heavy state has endangered personal liberty.With a new epilogue that assesses how the events of 2021 have further diminished the meaning of American citizenship, The Dying Citizen is a clarion call to rebuild our collective national identity.

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Book SynopsisDozens of landmark legal cases, from 1973 to 2023, that drove transformative change from courtrooms to living rooms nationwideLambda Legal, the pioneering non-profit legal organization, opened its half-century of archives to create a coffee-table book commemorating its 50th anniversary. Dozens of ''game-changing'' legal cases winning and shaping the civil rights of the LGBTQ community are presented alongside a collection of curated archival material and historical images, chronicling the history and vital mission of the organization to advocate for the free and equal lives of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV.Through lively, detailed text and fascinating historical and contemporary images, including rarely seen and never-published images from the Lambda Legal''s photo archive, dating back 50 years, to the beginning of the organization''s history, this is the first book to celebrate and commemorate the societal impact of Lambda Legal''s landmark strides for the civil rights of the LGBTQ community.Founded four years after the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest legal organization in the USA dedicated to achieving full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. With unprecedented success, this trailblazing national civil-rights group has offices in six locations around the country and continues to improve lives for a diverse community of LGBTQ people, who, fifty years ago, were penalized, persecuted, and barely recognized under the law.

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Book SynopsisWinner, 2021 Ray and Pat Browne Edited Collection Award, given by the Popular Culture AssociationHow popular culture is engaged by activists to effect emancipatory political change One cannot change the world unless one can imagine what a better world might look like. Civic imagination is the capacity to conceptualize alternatives to current cultural, social, political, or economic conditions; it also requires the ability to see oneself as a civic agent capable of making change, as a participant in a larger democratic culture. Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination represents a call for greater clarity about what we're fighting fornot just what we're fighting against. Across more than thirty examples from social movements around the world, this casebook proposes civic imagination as a framework that can help us identify, support, and practice new kinds of communal participation. As the contributors demonstrate, young people, in particular, aTrade ReviewAn exceptionally well-conceived and thoughtfully assembled collection that resuscitates a cultural studies oriented toward the popular, in service of politically urgent questions about agency and resources for imagining otherwise. Across a wide array of case studies that span genres, media, and geopolitical contexts, the entries in this volume build on each other in a rich and versatile way. -- Eva Cherniavsky, author of Neocitizenship: Political Culture after DemocracyRaises timely, critical questions and provides creative answers to this current moment in US history ... The essays thus function as a handbook for how individuals and groups can find creative collaborative approaches to crystallize their aspirations for a better society. This collection is a useful resource for scholars and advanced students in media studies, critical cultural studies, social movements, and sociology. * CHOICE *

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Book SynopsisIn the speeches and articles collected in this book, the black activist, organizer, and freedom fighter Stokely Carmichael traces the dramatic changes in his own consciousness and that of black Americans that took place during the evolving movements of Civil Rights, Black Power, and Pan-Africanism. Unique in his belief that the destiny of African Americans could not be separated from that of oppressed people the world over, Carmichael's Black Power principles insisted that blacks resist white brainwashing and redefine themselves. He was concerned not only with racism and exploitation, but with cultural integrity and the colonization of Africans in America. In these essays on racism, Black Power, the pitfalls of conventional liberalism, and solidarity with the oppressed masses and freedom fighters of all races and creeds, Carmichael addresses questions that still confront the black world and points to a need for an ideology of black and African liberation, unification, and transformation. Trade Review"Replete with insights of brilliance." --Julius Lester, The New York Times Book ReviewTable of ContentsForeword by Mumia Abu-Jamal; Preface by Bob Brown; Notes About a Class; Who is Qualified?; Power and Racism; Toward Black Liberation; Berkeley Speech; At Morgan State; The Dialectics of Liberation; Solidarity with Latin America; Free Huey; The Black American and Palestinian Revolutions; A New World to Build; The Pitfalls of Liberalism; Message from Guinea; Pan-Africanism; From Black Power Back to Pan-Africanism.

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