Human rights, civil rights Books

Book SynopsisA New York Times Book Review Editor''s Choice, this harrowing true story of two young men from Ghana and their quest for asylum highlights not only the unjust political system of their homeland, but the chaos of the United States’ failing immigration system.Long before their chance meeting at a Minneapolis bus station, Ghanaian asylum seekers Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal had already crossed half the world in search of a new home. Seidu, who identifies as bisexual, lived under constant threat of exposure and violence in a country where same-sex acts are illegal. Razak’s life was also threatened after corrupt officials contrived to steal his rightful inheritance.Forced to flee their homeland, both men embarked on separate odysseys through the dangerous jungles and bureaucracies of South, Central, and North America. Like generations of asylum seekers before, they presented themselves legally at the U.S. border, hoping for sanctuary. Instead they were imprisoned in private detention facilities, released only after their asylum pleas were denied. Fearful of returning to Ghana, Seidu and Razak saw no choice but to attempt one final border crossing. Their journey north to Canada in the harsh, unforgiving winter proved more tragic than anything they had experienced before.Based on extensive interviews, Joe Meno’s intimate, novelistic account builds upon the international media attention Seidu and Razak’s story has already received, highlighting the harrowing journey of asylum seekers everywhere while adding dimension to one of the greatest humanitarian concerns facing the world.

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Book SynopsisVotes for Delaware Women is the first book-length study of the woman suffrage struggle in Delaware, placing it within the rich historical scholarship of the national story. It looks especially at why, despite decades of suffrage organizing and an epic struggle in Dover, in the spring of 1920, the legislature refused to make Delaware the final state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. The book traces how, starting in the 1890s, white and African American women organized and advocated for "votes for women," first by revising the state constitution and then through a federal amendment. Within the state's two major suffrage organizations, the Delaware Equal Suffrage Association (DESA), an affiliate of the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA), and the Delaware branch of the National Woman's Party (NWP), divisions over strategy and tactics widened into fissures, especially during the Great War, making it difficult to unite in a common endeavor. Delaware was unusual as a border state that was segregated but did not disfranchise African Americans. In the end, the book argues, a combination of racial and class issues doomed the ratification effort.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables ……………………………………….. List of Abbreviations ……………………………………………… Acknowledgements ………………………………………………… Introduction ……………………………………………………….. Chapter 1: Beginnings ……………………………………………. Chapter 2: Energy and Fracture, 1914-1917 ……………………… Chapter 3: Suffrage in Wartime …………………………………… Chapter 4: Delaware: The Final State? …………………………… Epilogue: After Suffrage …………………………………………. Appendix A: Delaware Suffrage Leaders …………………… Appendix B: Delaware Women’s Suffrage Timeline…………. Notes ………………………………………………………………. Bibliography ………………………………………………………… Index …………………………………………………………………

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Book SynopsisIn 1959, at the age of twenty-one, Max Starkloff was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. His doctors doubted he would live longer than a few days, and, if he survived, the hope for his quality of life would be minimal. How did this young man with barely a high school education become the leader of a powerful disability rights movement and the founder of the Starkloff Disability Institute? This is his remarkable story. Max Starkloff and the Fight for Disability Rights takes readers on an extraordinary odyssey of hope and resilience-from Starkloff's twelve years in a nursing home to his successful family life and career as a nationally prominent human rights leader. At the time of Starkloff's accident, millions of Americans like him were confined to institutions with no hope of ever living independently as respected members of society. But Starkloff and other disability rights leaders formed what became known as the Independent Living Movement, enabling thousands of disabled people to move out of nursing homes by encouraging local governments to remove physical barriers, make public transportation and housing accessible, and pass laws preventing job discrimination. Using firsthand accounts and interviews with Starkloff and those who knew him best, Charles E. Claggett Jr. powerfully retells how Starkloff became an influential advocate for people with disabilities and how today his legacy continues to better the lives of disabled individuals throughout the country.

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Book SynopsisThe bustling river city of St. Louis occupies a special place in the long history of African American advocacy for civil rights and equal justice. The city was home to a small but thriving population of free blacks even before the Civil War. It was the location of the first large-scale Emancipation Proclamation before Lincoln issued its more famous successor. And the city was the site of a number of early, successful civil rights lawsuits, which came to be known as freedom suits. Standing Up for Civil Rights in St. Louis tells the stories of the many ordinary men and women who took extraordinary steps to fight for equal rights in St. Louis. Written for upper elementary school readers, the book presents the long arc of the struggle for civil rights, giving young readers a new perspective that goes beyond the iconic Southern scenes of the 1950s and '60s. Amanda E. Doyle and Melanie A. Adams range across history to tell the whole story, moving from pre-Civil War St. Louis to the events in Ferguson in 2014. The book is packed with inspiring stories, excerpts from primary sources, historic photographs, and modern illustrations that, taken together, make civil rights history relevant to today's readers.

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Book SynopsisFrom plays to cartoons, books to Teddy Bears-interest groups, often using the language of human rights, are claiming that they are offended and attempting to ban, gag, even kill, those deemed to be the offenders. Intellectual heavyweights throughout the Anglo-American world of letters have charged to the defence of free expression. There have been many highly charged incidents, in particular around Islam, offering opportunities for an orgy of media self-congratulation about the superiority of secular democracy and the vital role of the press in supporting freedom. Using his experience as editor of "New Humanist" (itself accused of 'offensiveness'), Melville tries to disentangle the varieties of offence, to trace the origins of our current situation to the failed identity politics of the 1970s and the new language of human rights, and to distinguish between the duty to offend and the temptations of cultural chauvinism.

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Book SynopsisThough the 2008 election of Barack Obama and his subsequent signing of the executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay signaled a considerable shift away from the policies of the Bush era, the lessons to be learned from the war on terror will remain relevant and necessary for many years to come. In the aftermath of 9/11, the U.S. government approved interrogation tactics for enemy combatant detainees that could be defined as torture, which was outlawed in Europe in the eighteenth century as well as prohibited by the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. In conjunction with these policies, the Bush administration vocally defended torture as a necessary tool in its war on terror. Here Tzvetan Todorov argues that the use of the terms 'war' and 'terror' dehumanize the enemy and permit treatment that would otherwise be impermissible. He examines the implications and corrupting impact of the attempt to impose 'good' through violence and the attempt to spread democratic values by unethical means. Todorov asks: Can violence overcome violence? Does the need to protect one's own country justify violating human rights? Invalidating one by one the political and ethical arguments in favor of torture, Todorov likens institutional torture to a cancer that is eroding our society and undermining the very fundamental democratic ideas of justice and right. "Torture and the War on Terror" is a significant work in ethics, human rights, and political and social history by one of the world's leading intellectuals, and its arguments will be influential in shaping our policies to come.Trade Review"Compelling... fascinating and disturbing.... An engaging book." - New York Times Book Review "An ethical interpretation of history." - Le Monde "Among the most interesting and genuinely illuminating studies of the discovery of America to have been published for many years." - Times Literary Supplement"

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Book SynopsisWhat was the French Revolution? Was it the triumph of Enlightenment humanist principles, or a violent reign of terror? Did it empower the common man, or just the bourgeoisie? And was it a turning point in world history, or a mere anomaly? E.J. Hobsbawm’s classic historiographic study—written at the very moment when a new set of revolutions swept through the Eastern Bloc and brought down the Iron Curtain—explores how the French Revolution was perceived over the following two centuries. He traces how the French Revolution became integral to nineteenth-century political discourse, when everyone from bourgeois liberals to radical socialists cited these historical events, even as they disagreed on what their meaning. And he considers why references to the French Revolution continued to inflame passions into the twentieth century, as a rhetorical touchstone for communist revolutionaries and as a boogeyman for social conservatives. Echoes of the Marseillaise is a stimulating examination of how the same events have been reimagined by different generations and factions to serve various political agendas. It will give readers a new appreciation for how the French Revolution not only made history, but also shaped our fundamental notions about history itself. Trade Review"It is good to rub the revisionist sand from one's eyes and read: 'The absurdity of the assumption that the French Revolution is simply a sort of stumble on the long, slow march of eternal France, is patent.' Eric Hobsbawm is right, of course." -- Gwynne Lewis * author of The French Revolution and Life in Revolutionary France *"This is a vigorous, refreshing, and learned brief on behalf of a venerable historiographical tradition. It reminds us of the obvious but often overlooked truth: that there are no definitive interpretations, certainly not of an event so primal and transcendent as the French Revolution." -- David P. Jordan * author of The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre *"Nobody is better qualified to explore such a theme, for the range and penetration of Hobsbawm's writings on modern European history have long been the envy and admiration of other scholars." -- William Doyle * author of The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction *"Much of his argument is addressed to historians of the Left, but his general conclusions will interest all historians of the modern world." -- Nancy C. Cridland * author of Books in American History: A Basic List for High Schools *"Hobsbawm's brilliant and engaging polemic succeeds both in highlighting what was revolutionary about the French Revolution and showing how people have argued angrily about it ever since." -- Peter McPhee * author of Liberty or Death: The French Revolution *"Eric Hobsbawm is one of the few genuinely great historians of our century." * The New Republic *"It is good to rub the revisionist sand from one's eyes and read: 'The absurdity of the assumption that the French Revolution is simply a sort of stumble on the long, slow march of eternal France, is patent.' Eric Hobsbawm is right, of course." -- Gwynne Lewis * author of The French Revolution and Life in Revolutionary France *"This is a vigorous, refreshing, and learned brief on behalf of a venerable historiographical tradition. It reminds us of the obvious but often overlooked truth: that there are no definitive interpretations, certainly not of an event so primal and transcendent as the French Revolution." -- David P. Jordan * author of The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre *"Nobody is better qualified to explore such a theme, for the range and penetration of Hobsbawm's writings on modern European history have long been the envy and admiration of other scholars." -- William Doyle * author of The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction *"Much of his argument is addressed to historians of the Left, but his general conclusions will interest all historians of the modern world." -- Nancy C. Cridland * author of Books in American History: A Basic List for High Schools *"Hobsbawm's brilliant and engaging polemic succeeds both in highlighting what was revolutionary about the French Revolution and showing how people have argued angrily about it ever since." -- Peter McPhee * author of Liberty or Death: The French Revolution *"Eric Hobsbawm is one of the few genuinely great historians of our century." * The New Republic *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: A Revolution of the Middle Class Chapter 2: Beyond the Bourgeoisie Chapter 3: From One Centenary to Another Chapter 4: Surviving Revision Appendix Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThere are currently a record-setting number of forcibly displaced persons in the world. This number continues to rise as solutions to alleviate humanitarian catastrophes of large-scale violence and displacement continue to fail. The likelihood of the displaced returning to their homes is becoming increasingly unlikely. In many cases, their homes have been destroyed as the result of violence. Why are the homes of certain populations targeted for destruction? What are the impacts of loss of home upon children, adults, families, communities, and societies? If having a home is a fundamental human right, then why is the destruction of home not viewed as a rights violation and punished accordingly? From Bureaucracy to Bullets answers these questions and more by focusing on the violent practice of extreme domicide, or the intentional destruction of the home, as a central and overlooked human rights issue.Trade Review“This innovative and noteworthy book adds an important perspective to human rights scholarship with valuable insight into the use of domicide as a political and military strategy.” -- Scott Harding * associate professor, University of Connecticut *"Tracking the widespread and often unseen practices of domicide – the deliberate destruction of home – this book forces us to rethink the meaning of home as a human right. Clear, rigorous, and persuasive, it makes the need for a Convention Against Domicide an urgent and necessary endeavor." -- Michael Vicente Pérez * assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Memphis *“This innovative and noteworthy book adds an important perspective to human rights scholarship with valuable insight into the use of domicide as a political and military strategy.” -- Scott Harding * associate professor, University of Connecticut *"Tracking the widespread and often unseen practices of domicide – the deliberate destruction of home – this book forces us to rethink the meaning of home as a human right. Clear, rigorous, and persuasive, it makes the need for a Convention Against Domicide an urgent and necessary endeavor." -- Michael Vicente Pérez * assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Memphis *Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. Castles and Cages: A Theory of Home and Home Loss 2. The Difference Between Life and Death: The Human Right to Home 3. A Causal Pathway and Typology of Extreme Domicide Part II: From Bureaucracy To Bullets 4. “And Leave Them Burning Our Homes”: The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya (1952-1960) 5. No Place to Call Home: Mutually Assured Domicide in Cyprus (1974) 6. “The Cruelest Work I Ever Knew”: Domicide and The Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838-1839) 7. Reducing Homes to Keys: The Occupation of Palestine and the Matrix of Control (1945-present) 8. "Their Home Will Be Razed Down to the Basement”: Chechnya’s Generations of Domicide (1944-2009) 9. Manufacturing Homogeneity: Domicide in Bosnia (1992-1995) 10. Wiping Neighborhoods Off the Map: The Syrian War (2011-present) 11. “All the Villages We Saw on the Way to the Sea Were Burning”: The Rohingya in Myanmar (2012-present) Part III: Conclusions 12. You Can’t Go Home Again: Justice, Reconciliation, and a Convention Against Domicide 13. Home Matters: Lessons Learned While Studying Extreme Domicide Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of the genocide, the Rwandan government has attempted to use the education system in order to sustain peace and shape a new generation of Rwandans. Their hope is to create a generation focused on a unified and patriotic future rather than the ethnically divisive past. Yet, the government’s efforts to manipulate global models around citizenship, human rights, and reconciliation to serve its national goals have had mixed results, with new tensions emerging across social groups. Becoming Rwandan argues that although the Rwandan government utilizes global discourses in national policy documents, the way in which teachers and students engage with these global models distorts the intention of the government, resulting in unintended consequences and undermining a sustainable peace.Trade Review“Interesting and informative, Becoming Rwandan brings forth a new set of voices that adds to our understanding of post-genocide nation-building in Rwanda.” -- Molly Sundberg * author of Training for Model Citizenship *"Engaging, interesting, and well-written, Becoming Rwandan offers an original perspective on education and peacebuilding in Rwanda." -- Julia Paulson * editor of Education and Reconciliation *"Touching upon several topics—the role of education in building peace, the use of education in Rwanda specifically, and the failure to achieve true peace when politics enters into education—this work will be illuminating for those interested in education, genocide studies, and transitional justice. Recommended." * Choice *"This book is a must-read for practitioners and scholars exploring the effects of education policy in fragile contexts under a state-driven peacebuilding project." * International Journal of Human Rights Education *“Interesting and informative, Becoming Rwandan brings forth a new set of voices that adds to our understanding of post-genocide nation-building in Rwanda.” -- Molly Sundberg * author of Training for Model Citizenship *"Engaging, interesting, and well-written, Becoming Rwandan offers an original perspective on education and peacebuilding in Rwanda." -- Julia Paulson * editor of Education and Reconciliation *"Touching upon several topics—the role of education in building peace, the use of education in Rwanda specifically, and the failure to achieve true peace when politics enters into education—this work will be illuminating for those interested in education, genocide studies, and transitional justice. Recommended." * Choice *"This book is a must-read for practitioners and scholars exploring the effects of education policy in fragile contexts under a state-driven peacebuilding project." * International Journal of Human Rights Education *Table of ContentsContents List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 The Role of Education in Transitional Justice, Peacebuilding, and Reconciliation 3 Constructing Citizenship and a Post-Genocide Identity 4 Using and Abusing Human Rights Norms 5 Addressing the Genocide and Promoting Reconciliation 6 The Potential and Limitations of Education for Peacebuilding Appendix 1: Research Methods and Data Analysis Appendix 2: National Policy Documents, Curricula, and Textbooks Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is it like to grow up in an orphanage? What do residents themselves have to say about their experiences? Are there ways that orphanages can be designed to meet children's developmental needs and to provide them with necessities they are unable to receive in their home communities? In this book, detailed observations of children's daily life in a Cambodian orphanage are combined with follow-up interviews of the same children after they have grown and left the orphanage. Their thoughtful reflections show that the quality of care children receive is more important for their well-being than the site in which they receive it. Life in a Cambodian Orphanage situates orphanages within the social and political history of Cambodia, and shows that orphanages need not always be considered bleak sites of deprivation and despair. It suggests best practices for caring for vulnerable children regardless of the setting in which they are living.Trade Review"Life in a Cambodian Orphanage is very well written — a significant addition to the literature on child circulation."— David F. Lancy, author of Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans and Laborers "Wonderfully nuanced and engagingly written, Kathie Carpenter has produced the definitive book on the rise and fall of the Cambodian orphanage ‘industry’. The voices of children themselves are brilliantly contextualised making this a compelling and compassionate book, rich in detail and empathy."— Heather Montgomery, co-editor of Childhood, Youth and Violence in Global Contexts: Research and Practice in DialogueTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 History of Orphanages in Cambodia 3 Orphanage Tourism and the Anti-Orphanage-Tourism Campaign 4 Methods 5 The Rhythms of Daily Life in the Orphanage 6 The Orphanage Remembered: Milestones and Experiences 7 Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead: Interpreting the COC Experience 8 Discussion and Conclusions Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIt is not an easy road—but hope is the oxygen of my life. These insightful words of Meron Semedar, a refugee from Eritrea, reflect the feelings of the eleven men and women featured in this book. These refugees share their extraordinary experiences of fleeing oppression, violence and war in their home countries in search of a better life in the United States. Each chapter of Refugees in America focuses on an individual from a different country, from a 93-year-old Polish grandmother who came to the United States after surviving the horrors of Auschwitz to a young undocumented immigrant from El Salvador who became an American college graduate, despite being born impoverished and blind. Some have found it easy to reinvent themselves in the United States, while others have struggled to adjust to America, with its new culture, language, prejudices, and norms. Each of them speaks candidly about their experiences to author Lee T. Bycel, who provides illuminating background information on the refugee crises in their native countries. Their stories help reveal the real people at the center of political debates about US immigration. Giving a voice to refugees from such far-flung locations as South Sudan, Guatemala, Syria, and Vietnam, this book weaves together a rich tapestry of human resilience, suffering, and determination. Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to two organizations that are doing excellent refugee resettlement work and offer many opportunities to support refugees: HIAS (founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) hias.org International Rescue Committee (IRC) rescue.org Trade Review"Refugees in America is a timely, important, and deeply moving testament to the profound ways in which refugees have enriched our nation. By letting refugees tell their stories, Rabbi Lee Bycel reminds us of their humanity and our responsibilities to help them." -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright"Bycel’s powerful depiction of the lives of refugee families and their struggle for safety and freedom - from Iraq to Darfur - prove a testament to the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit." -- Nancy A. Aossey * President & CEO, International Medical Corps *"This compelling book is a timely reminder that refugees are an indispensable part of the American nation. Their deeply affecting anecdotes of escape from terror highlight the existential motivations that continue to bring reasonable, desperate people to the United States. Readers will be inspired by the gratitude and hope in these pages." -- Leon Botstein * President of Bard College *"Lee Bycel offers us a compelling and astute look into the very difficult lives of refugees. His powerful insights and the historical context he provides make this compilation of deeply moving first-person stories an excellent primer for everyone—individuals, book groups, religious study groups, academic classes—who wishes to go beyond the myths and headlines into the real world of the refugee experience.” -- Rabbi David Saperstein, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom * director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism *"Lee Bycel wrote this book to 'move readers to not only care deeply about the plight of refugees…but also deepen their resolve to help.' His touching profile of 11 refugees from around the world achieves that goal. This is definitely a book for our xenophobic times." -- Stephen A. Privett, SJ * President Emeritus, University of San Francisco, President, Verbum Dei High School *"These tales so effectively make real the multiple reasons people leave behind all that is familiar and undertake fraught journeys and face untold risks in pursuit of freedom and hope, Bycel’s gathering is a critical read for all who are grappling with the moral implications of borders and global human-rights obligations." * Booklist *"The Best of the University Press: Recommendations for Smarter Reading: In Honor of University Press Week" https://lithub.com/the-best-of-the-university-press-recommendations-for-smarter-reading/?single=true * Literary Hub *"Author Speaks About The Humanity Of Refugees" interview with Lee T. Bycel on Aspen Public Radio https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/post/author-speaks-about-humanity-refugees * Aspen Public Radio *"One of the main points of [Bycel]’s book is that one does not have to be a humanitarian activist to either be concerned about this issue or engaged in searching for a solution to the global crisis that displaced peoples and refugees will continue to be." * Aspen Daily News *"QA with the Author: Refugees in America," by Calin Van Paris https://marinmagazine.com/people/qa-with-the-author-of-refugees-in-america/ * Marin Magazine *"Hometown Radio 02/03/20 4p: Lee Bycel, author of Refugees in America" http://www.920kvec.com/episode/hometown-radio-02-03-20-4p-lee-bycel-author-of-refugees-in-america/ * KVEC "Hometown Radio" *"Refugees’ stories illuminate universal pain of leaving home," by Robert Nagler Miller https://www.jweekly.com/2019/09/18/refugees-stories-illuminate-universal-pain-of-leaving-home/ * Jewish News of Northern California *"On Sukkot, think of the Kurds," by Jeffrey Salkin https://religionnews.com/2019/10/17/sukkot-refugees-kurds/ * Religion News *"‘Refugees in America’ focus of discussion: Humanitarian comes to Odd Fellows Hall" by August Howell https://www.hmbreview.com/community/refugees-in-america-focus-of-discussion/article_1a579f98-c9d3-11e9-9e4e-379840d8001e.html * Half Moon Bay Review *"Coping with uncertainty: Insights from the real experts," by Lee Bycel https://napavalleyregister.com/opinion/letters/coping-with-uncertainty-insights-from-the-real-experts/article_cccd3f9d-f057-5704-9ebf-7bcd667ebdb3.html * Napa Valley Register *"Immigration Policy and the Cry of the Stranger," by Rabbi David Ellenson https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/immigration-policy-and-the-cry-of-the-stranger/ * Jewish Week *"93 Best Immigration Books of All Time," recommended by by Faiza Shaheen, Danneel Harrisackles, Sherrilyn Ifill, Nafeez Ahmed and others https://bookauthority.org/books/best-immigration-books * Book Authority *Table of ContentsForeword by Ishmael Beah Introduction 1 Meron Semedar, Eritrea Hope Is the Oxygen of My Life 2 Noemi Perez-Lemus, Guatemala Children Who Returned from a Walk through Hell 3 Asinja Badeel, Iraq and the Yazidis The Imaginary Girl 4 Deng Ajak Jongkuch, South Sudan He Threw Garbage on Me 5 Sidonia Lax, Poland The Apple Lady 6 Malk Alamarsh, Syria The Walls Have Ears 7 Vanny Loun, Cambodia A River of Memories 8 Darwin Velasquez, El Salvador Blind but the Heart Can See 9 Kien Ha Quach Thien, Vietnam The Life Before and the Life After 10 Wilita Sanguma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) They Bombed My Church on Christmas Day 1998 11 Jawad Khawari, Afghanistan Empty Walls Acknowledgments Index

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Book Synopsis2020 Choice​ Outstanding Academic TitleFeatured in the 2020 Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show Why do we allow our governments to get away with “bystanding” to genocide? How can we, when alerted to the mass slaughter of innocents, still not take a stand? Reluctant Interveners provides the most comprehensive answers yet to these confronting questions, focusing on the complex relationships between the citizenry, the media, the political elites, and institutions in the most powerful nation in the world, the United States of America. Eyal Mayroz offers a sobering account of the interactions between the governing and the governed, and the dynamics which transformed moral concerns for the lives of faraway “others” into cold political calculations. Exposed are the processes that turned the promise of “never again” to a recurring reality of ever again, the role of the office of the presidency in their advancement, and the resultant image of America as seen by the rest of the world. In a time of ubiquitous social media and populist revival, a greater role for the U.S. citizenry in decision-making on responses to genocide may be in the cards. The question is, in which directions will these trends take American foreign policy?Trade Review"This serious, balanced, and compelling account of American ambivalence is sober but important reading. It could not be more timely." -- Edward C. Luck * School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University *"Genocide will not happen again if societies and governments respond properly. Sober and strong, this book focuses on the USA and its citizens and is an invitation to all to do what is possible and right." -- Andrea Bartoli * Dean, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University *"A powerful and well-researched reality check thoughtfully reminding us of the enormous amount of research on domestic politics and foreign policy that remains to be done before genocide prevention can become a functioning international norm." -- Frank Chalk * Professor of History and Research Director, MIGS, Concordia University *“Mayroz’s book helps all of us, governmental or not, American or not, to look inward to see whether we are doing the right thing, and enough of it." * World Nutrition *"“[S]tudents and scholars interested in human rights would be well advised to seek out this book. Highly recommended.” * Choice *“[A] significant contribution to the study of the United States’ relationship with genocide…methodical and comprehensive…tightly filled with significant research and findings…contributes to bridging the gap between academic scholarship and policy. [E]ssential reading for scholars, students, activists, civil society actors, elected officials, and members of nongovernmental and intergovernmental institutions." * Genocide Studies & Prevention *Interview with the book Author: Eyal Mayroz, “Reluctant Interveners: America’s Failed Responses to Genocide from Bosnia to Darfur,” at: https://podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast/eyal-mayroz-reluctant-interveners-americas-failed-responses/id426479249?i=1000456774261 * New Books in World Affairs podcast *Radio Adelaide interview with Eyal Mayroz * Radio Adelaide *2SER Radio interview with Eyal Mayroz * 2SER Radio *"Outstanding Academic Titles 2020: International Relations: Five International Relations titles selected from the Choice Reviews 2020 Outstanding Academic Titles list" * Choice *Table of ContentsAmerica's relationship with genocide A policy-opinion nexus: legitimating inaction on genocide? Words versus deeds in America's relationship with genocide Domestic responses to genocide: public opinion versus public behaviour America and the first genocide of the twenty-first century Determining factors in the making of the US Darfur policy conclusions

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Book SynopsisBeginning with the negotiations that concluded with the unanimous adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on December 9, 1948, and extending to the present day, the United States, Soviet Union/Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France have put forth great effort to ensure that they will not be implicated in the crime of genocide. If this were to fail, they have also ensured that holding any of them accountable for genocide will be practically impossible. By situating genocide prevention in a system of territorial jurisdiction; by excluding protection for political groups and acts constituting cultural genocide from the Genocide Convention; by controlling when genocide is meaningfully named at the Security Council; and by pointing the responsibility to protect in directions away from any of the P-5, they have achieved what can only be described as practical impunity for genocide. The Politics of Genocide is the first book to explicitly demonstrate how the permanent member nations have exploited the Genocide Convention to isolate themselves from the reach of the law, marking them as "outlaw states."Trade Review"In The Politics of Genocide, Jeffrey S. Bachman conducts an unsparing analysis of the United Nations (UN) Genocide Convention’s formulation in 1947-48 and subsequent selective application by the permanent members of the UN Security Council. Decrying the orchestrated 'culture of impunity for genocide,' this book is a necessary corrective to the view that the Genocide Convention has humanized world politics." -- Dirk Moses * author of The Problems of Genocide *A rigorous and revisionist study of how framings of genocide, and applications of the relevant international law, granted effective impunity to the world's most powerful state actors -- and still do. Bachman's book is readable and accessible. It serves as an excellent complement and counterweight to standard treatments of this vital subject. -- Adam Jones * author of Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Genocide and State Impunity 1. Territorializing Prevention of Genocide 2. Redefining the Crime of Genocide for Reasons of State 3. The ICJ as Enabler of State Impunity for Genocide 4. The P-5 and Discretionary Non-Application of the Genocide Convention 5. The Responsibility to Protect and P-5 Impunity Conclusion: The Persistent Outlaw, Perpetual Impunity, and the Field of Genocide StudiesAcknowledgments NotesBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCultures of Resistance provides new insight on a long-standing question: whether government efforts to repress social movements produce a chilling effect on dissent, or backfire and spur greater mobilization. In recent decades, the U.S. government’s repressive capacity has expanded dramatically, as the legal, technological, and bureaucratic tools wielded by agents of the state have become increasingly powerful. Today, more than ever, it is critical to understand how repression impacts the freedom to dissent and collectively express political grievances. Through analysis of activists’ rich and often deeply moving experiences of repression and resistance, the book uncovers key group processes that shape how individuals understand, experience, and weigh these risks of participating in collective action. Qualitative and quantitative analyses demonstrate that, following experiences of state repression, the achievement or breakdown of these group processes, not the type or severity of repression experienced, best explain why some individuals persist while others disengage. In doing so, the book bridges prevailing theoretical divides in social movement research by illuminating how individual rationality is collectively constructed, mediated, and obscured by protest group culture.Trade Review"Cultures of Resistance makes a major contribution to a black box in the study of social movements, namely the effects of state repression, by emphasizing the subjective experience of repression and how certain dynamics of groups and individuals affect whether repression stimulates further activism or stops it. To my knowledge, this book is indeed the first significant work to have this emphasis, and it should shape this area of social movement research for years to come." -- Steven E. Barkan * author of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma *"Clear and accessible, her scholarship sound and comprehensible, Cultures of Resistance reflects the lived experiences of dealing with state repression with depth and nuance. Reynolds-Stenson does an excellent job of discussing the costs of repression." -- Mike King * author of When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Repression of Occupy Oakland *"Cultures of Resistance makes a major contribution to a black box in the study of social movements, namely the effects of state repression, by emphasizing the subjective experience of repression and how certain dynamics of groups and individuals affect whether repression stimulates further activism or stops it. To my knowledge, this book is indeed the first significant work to have this emphasis, and it should shape this area of social movement research for years to come." -- Steven E. Barkan * author of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma *"Clear and accessible, her scholarship sound and comprehensible, Cultures of Resistance reflects the lived experiences of dealing with state repression with depth and nuance. Reynolds-Stenson does an excellent job of discussing the costs of repression." -- Mike King * author of When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Repression of Occupy Oakland *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Tables 1: Repression, Mobilization, and the Cultural Construction of Rationality 2: A Brief History of the Policing of Dissent in the United States 3: Repression in the Eye of the Beholder 4: Shaping Experiences of Repression through Prevention, Preparation, and Support 5: “The Attempt Is Meaningful:” Redefining Protest’s Ends 6: Activist Identity Salience and Repression Resilience 7: Conclusion Appendix References Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIt is not an easy road—but hope is the oxygen of my life. These insightful words of Meron Semedar, a refugee from Eritrea, reflect the feelings of the eleven men and women featured in this book. These refugees share their extraordinary experiences of fleeing oppression, violence and war in their home countries in search of a better life in the United States. Each chapter of Refugees in America focuses on an individual from a different country, from a 93-year-old Polish grandmother who came to the United States after surviving the horrors of Auschwitz to a young undocumented immigrant from El Salvador who became an American college graduate, despite being born impoverished and blind. Some have found it easy to reinvent themselves in the United States, while others have struggled to adjust to America, with its new culture, language, prejudices, and norms. Each of them speaks candidly about their experiences to author Lee T. Bycel, who provides illuminating background information on the refugee crises in their native countries. Their stories help reveal the real people at the center of political debates about US immigration. Giving a voice to refugees from such far-flung locations as South Sudan, Guatemala, Syria, and Vietnam, this book weaves together a rich tapestry of human resilience, suffering, and determination. Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to two organizations that are doing excellent refugee resettlement work and offer many opportunities to support refugees: HIAS (founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) hias.org International Rescue Committee (IRC) rescue.org Trade Review"Refugees in America is a timely, important, and deeply moving testament to the profound ways in which refugees have enriched our nation. By letting refugees tell their stories, Rabbi Lee Bycel reminds us of their humanity and our responsibilities to help them." -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright"Bycel’s powerful depiction of the lives of refugee families and their struggle for safety and freedom - from Iraq to Darfur - prove a testament to the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit." -- Nancy A. Aossey * President & CEO, International Medical Corps *"This compelling book is a timely reminder that refugees are an indispensable part of the American nation. Their deeply affecting anecdotes of escape from terror highlight the existential motivations that continue to bring reasonable, desperate people to the United States. Readers will be inspired by the gratitude and hope in these pages." -- Leon Botstein * President of Bard College *"Lee Bycel offers us a compelling and astute look into the very difficult lives of refugees. His powerful insights and the historical context he provides make this compilation of deeply moving first-person stories an excellent primer for everyone—individuals, book groups, religious study groups, academic classes—who wishes to go beyond the myths and headlines into the real world of the refugee experience.” -- Rabbi David Saperstein, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom * director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism *"Lee Bycel wrote this book to 'move readers to not only care deeply about the plight of refugees…but also deepen their resolve to help.' His touching profile of 11 refugees from around the world achieves that goal. This is definitely a book for our xenophobic times." -- Stephen A. Privett, SJ * President Emeritus, University of San Francisco, President, Verbum Dei High School *"These tales so effectively make real the multiple reasons people leave behind all that is familiar and undertake fraught journeys and face untold risks in pursuit of freedom and hope, Bycel’s gathering is a critical read for all who are grappling with the moral implications of borders and global human-rights obligations." * Booklist *"The Best of the University Press: Recommendations for Smarter Reading: In Honor of University Press Week" https://lithub.com/the-best-of-the-university-press-recommendations-for-smarter-reading/?single=true * Literary Hub *"Author Speaks About The Humanity Of Refugees" interview with Lee T. Bycel on Aspen Public Radio https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/post/author-speaks-about-humanity-refugees * Aspen Public Radio *"One of the main points of [Bycel]’s book is that one does not have to be a humanitarian activist to either be concerned about this issue or engaged in searching for a solution to the global crisis that displaced peoples and refugees will continue to be." * Aspen Daily News *"Q&A with the Author: Refugees in America," by Calin Van Paris https://marinmagazine.com/people/qa-with-the-author-of-refugees-in-america/ * Marin Magazine *"Hometown Radio 02/03/20 4p: Lee Bycel, author of Refugees in America" http://www.920kvec.com/episode/hometown-radio-02-03-20-4p-lee-bycel-author-of-refugees-in-america/ * KVEC "Hometown Radio" *"Refugees’ stories illuminate universal pain of leaving home," by Robert Nagler Miller https://www.jweekly.com/2019/09/18/refugees-stories-illuminate-universal-pain-of-leaving-home/ * Jewish News of Northern California *"On Sukkot, think of the Kurds," by Jeffrey Salkin https://religionnews.com/2019/10/17/sukkot-refugees-kurds/ * Religion News *"‘Refugees in America’ focus of discussion: Humanitarian comes to Odd Fellows Hall" by August Howell https://www.hmbreview.com/community/refugees-in-america-focus-of-discussion/article_1a579f98-c9d3-11e9-9e4e-379840d8001e.html * Half Moon Bay Review *"Coping with uncertainty: Insights from the real experts," by Lee Bycel https://napavalleyregister.com/opinion/letters/coping-with-uncertainty-insights-from-the-real-experts/article_cccd3f9d-f057-5704-9ebf-7bcd667ebdb3.html * Napa Valley Register *"Immigration Policy and the Cry of the Stranger," by Rabbi David Ellenson https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/immigration-policy-and-the-cry-of-the-stranger/ * Jewish Week *"93 Best Immigration Books of All Time," recommended by by Faiza Shaheen, Danneel Harrisackles, Sherrilyn Ifill, Nafeez Ahmed and others https://bookauthority.org/books/best-immigration-books * Book Authority *"Refugees in America is a timely, important, and deeply moving testament to the profound ways in which refugees have enriched our nation. By letting refugees tell their stories, Rabbi Lee Bycel reminds us of their humanity and our responsibilities to help them." -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright"Bycel’s powerful depiction of the lives of refugee families and their struggle for safety and freedom - from Iraq to Darfur - prove a testament to the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit." -- Nancy A. Aossey * President & CEO, International Medical Corps *"This compelling book is a timely reminder that refugees are an indispensable part of the American nation. Their deeply affecting anecdotes of escape from terror highlight the existential motivations that continue to bring reasonable, desperate people to the United States. Readers will be inspired by the gratitude and hope in these pages." -- Leon Botstein * President of Bard College *"Lee Bycel offers us a compelling and astute look into the very difficult lives of refugees. His powerful insights and the historical context he provides make this compilation of deeply moving first-person stories an excellent primer for everyone—individuals, book groups, religious study groups, academic classes—who wishes to go beyond the myths and headlines into the real world of the refugee experience.” -- Rabbi David Saperstein, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom * director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism *"Lee Bycel wrote this book to 'move readers to not only care deeply about the plight of refugees…but also deepen their resolve to help.' His touching profile of 11 refugees from around the world achieves that goal. This is definitely a book for our xenophobic times." -- Stephen A. Privett, SJ * President Emeritus, University of San Francisco, President, Verbum Dei High School *"These tales so effectively make real the multiple reasons people leave behind all that is familiar and undertake fraught journeys and face untold risks in pursuit of freedom and hope, Bycel’s gathering is a critical read for all who are grappling with the moral implications of borders and global human-rights obligations." * Booklist *"The Best of the University Press: Recommendations for Smarter Reading: In Honor of University Press Week" https://lithub.com/the-best-of-the-university-press-recommendations-for-smarter-reading/?single=true * Literary Hub *"Author Speaks About The Humanity Of Refugees" interview with Lee T. Bycel on Aspen Public Radio https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/post/author-speaks-about-humanity-refugees * Aspen Public Radio *"One of the main points of [Bycel]’s book is that one does not have to be a humanitarian activist to either be concerned about this issue or engaged in searching for a solution to the global crisis that displaced peoples and refugees will continue to be." * Aspen Daily News *"QA with the Author: Refugees in America," by Calin Van Paris https://marinmagazine.com/people/qa-with-the-author-of-refugees-in-america/ * Marin Magazine *"Hometown Radio 02/03/20 4p: Lee Bycel, author of Refugees in America" http://www.920kvec.com/episode/hometown-radio-02-03-20-4p-lee-bycel-author-of-refugees-in-america/ * KVEC "Hometown Radio" *"Refugees’ stories illuminate universal pain of leaving home," by Robert Nagler Miller https://www.jweekly.com/2019/09/18/refugees-stories-illuminate-universal-pain-of-leaving-home/ * Jewish News of Northern California *"On Sukkot, think of the Kurds," by Jeffrey Salkin https://religionnews.com/2019/10/17/sukkot-refugees-kurds/ * Religion News *"‘Refugees in America’ focus of discussion: Humanitarian comes to Odd Fellows Hall" by August Howell https://www.hmbreview.com/community/refugees-in-america-focus-of-discussion/article_1a579f98-c9d3-11e9-9e4e-379840d8001e.html * Half Moon Bay Review *"Coping with uncertainty: Insights from the real experts," by Lee Bycel https://napavalleyregister.com/opinion/letters/coping-with-uncertainty-insights-from-the-real-experts/article_cccd3f9d-f057-5704-9ebf-7bcd667ebdb3.html * Napa Valley Register *"Immigration Policy and the Cry of the Stranger," by Rabbi David Ellenson https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/immigration-policy-and-the-cry-of-the-stranger/ * Jewish Week *"93 Best Immigration Books of All Time," recommended by by Faiza Shaheen, Danneel Harrisackles, Sherrilyn Ifill, Nafeez Ahmed and others https://bookauthority.org/books/best-immigration-books * Book Authority *Table of ContentsForeword by Ishmael Beah Introduction 1 Meron Semedar, Eritrea Hope Is the Oxygen of My Life 2 Noemi Perez-Lemus, Guatemala Children Who Returned from a Walk through Hell 3 Asinja Badeel, Iraq and the Yazidis The Imaginary Girl 4 Deng Ajak Jongkuch, South Sudan He Threw Garbage on Me 5 Sidonia Lax, Poland The Apple Lady 6 Malk Alamarsh, Syria The Walls Have Ears 7 Vanny Loun, Cambodia A River of Memories 8 Darwin Velasquez, El Salvador Blind but the Heart Can See 9 Kien Ha Quach Thien, Vietnam The Life Before and the Life After 10 Wilita Sanguma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) They Bombed My Church on Christmas Day 1998 11 Jawad Khawari, Afghanistan Empty Walls Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisHigh-Risk Feminism in Colombia documents the experiences of grassroots women’s organizations that united to demand gender justice during and in the aftermath of Colombia’s armed conflict. In doing so, it illustrates a little-studied phenomenon: women whose experiences with violence catalyze them to mobilize and resist as feminists, even in the face of grave danger. Despite a well-established tradition of studying women in war, we tend to focus on their roles as mothers or carers, as peacemakers, or sometimes as revolutionaries. This book explains the gendered underpinnings of why women engage in feminist mobilization, even when this takes place in a ‘domain of losses’ that exposes them to high levels of risk. It follows four women’s organizations who break with traditional gender norms and defy armed groups’ social and territorial control, exposing them to retributive punishment. It provides rich evidence to document how women are able to surmount the barriers to mobilization when they frame their actions in terms of resistance, rather than fear. Trade Review"High Risk Feminism in Colombia updates all our frameworks to explain why women mobilize for gender justice in the face of explicit threats making them targets for violence. In Colombia—but with relevance to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sudan and many other contexts—Zulver shows how feminist identities and frames have evolved well beyond the strategic essentialism of motherhood, empowering current generations to protest." -- Jacqui True * author of The Political Economy of Violence against Women *"High Risk Feminism in Colombia is a much-needed contribution to our understanding of why, how, and when women engage in gender justice struggles (feminisms), even in contexts where such visible participation puts them at high risk. This is truly an engaged project and a rigorous academic effort to bring to life the agency of women struggling for gender justice in violent contexts where their lives are threatened." -- María Emma Wills Obregón * Adjoint Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes *"Using the idea of ‘high risk feminism’ allows Julia Zulver to unpack the multiple risks faced by women activists and the strategies and reasonings they deploy to defend their rights as women. Considering the ongoing gendered violence and dispossession in Colombia and Latin America, understanding and supporting feminist activism is more important than ever." -- Jelke Boesten * co-editor of Gender, Transitional Justice and Memorial Arts: Global Perspectives on Commemoration an *"This fascinating and imperative volume examines feminist mobilization and collective resistance catalyzed by danger, loss and risk in Colombia." * Ms. Magazine *"Zulver offers a compellingly theorized and empirically profound insight into Colombian women’s civil society mobilization. High-Risk Feminism in Colombia is an essential read for scholars of gender and armed conflict, as well as those interested in civilian agency during war." -- Anne-Kathrin Kreft * International Affairs *"High-Risk Feminism in Columbia provides a new explanation of why women engage in feminist mobilization despite the high risks...Through detailed and conscientious documentation of four women's organizations, Julia Zulver paints an impressive picture of feminist agency in violent contexts. The book is theoretically innovative and based on a compelling methodology and impressive empirics... [I]ts insights are relevant for a wide range of contexts, such as Afghanistan, Kenya, or the Philippines. Other peace scholars will surely take up the original framework that Zulver proposes in order to advance our knowledge of feminist mobilization." -- Peace Studies section * International Studies Association *Table of ContentsList of Photos & Maps List of Tables List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction: High-Risk Feminism in Colombia 2. Why Women Mobilize in High-Risk Contexts 3. The High-Risk Feminism Framework 4. The Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas: Creating a Site of Feminist Resistance in a Conflict Zone 5. Afromupaz: Intersectional High-Risk Feminism in Cuerpo y Cara de Mujer 6. La Soledad: When Women Do Not Mobilise 7. Conclusion: Why Understanding Women’s Grassroots Mobilization Matters Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights addresses an important legal case that set the stage for today’s LGBTQ civil rights–a case that almost no one has heard of. Marjorie Rowland v. Mad River School District involves an Ohio guidance counselor fired in 1974 for being bisexual. Rowland’s case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the justices declined to consider it. In a spectacular published dissent, Justice Brennan laid out arguments for why the First and Fourteenth Amendments apply to bisexuals, gays, and lesbians. That dissent has been the foundation for LGBTQ civil rights advances since. In the first in-depth treatment of this foundational legal case, authors Margaret A. Nash and Karen L. Graves tell the story of that case and of Marjorie Rowland, the pioneer who fought for employment rights for LGBTQ educators and who paid a heavy price for that fight. It brings the story of LGBTQ educators’ rights to the present, including commentary on Bostock v Clayton County, the 2020 Supreme Court case that struck down employment discrimination against LGBT workers. Trade Review"Margaret Nash and Karen Graves have produced the first full history of a true American heroine. Thanks to brave educators like Marjorie Rowland, LGBTQ teachers now enjoy vastly more freedoms than they did in earlier eras. But the fight is hardly over, as this brilliant little book reminds us. We have indeed come a long way, in the struggle for real human equality in our schools. And we also have much farther to go." -- Jonathan Zimmerman * author of The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America * "In this superb combination of narrative and analytical history, Nash and Graves engage us first with the dramatic, arduous story of Marjorie Rowland and her fight for equitable treatment. They then analyze how principles drawn from Rowland’s case have informed litigation surrounding LGBTQ educators over time, concluding with potent reflections on current prospects. Covering vast legal ground in accessible language, this book will stand as an important marker of the history of rights for LGBTQ school professionals." -- Linda Eisenmann * author of Higher Education for Women in Postwar America, 1945-1965 *"Margaret Nash and Karen Graves have produced the first full history of a true American heroine. Thanks to brave educators like Marjorie Rowland, LGBTQ teachers now enjoy vastly more freedoms than they did in earlier eras. But the fight is hardly over, as this brilliant little book reminds us. We have indeed come a long way, in the struggle for real human equality in our schools. And we also have much farther to go." -- Jonathan Zimmerman * author of The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America * "In this superb combination of narrative and analytical history, Nash and Graves engage us first with the dramatic, arduous story of Marjorie Rowland and her fight for equitable treatment. They then analyze how principles drawn from Rowland’s case have informed litigation surrounding LGBTQ educators over time, concluding with potent reflections on current prospects. Covering vast legal ground in accessible language, this book will stand as an important marker of the history of rights for LGBTQ school professionals." -- Linda Eisenmann * author of Higher Education for Women in Postwar America, 1945-1965 *Table of ContentsPreface1 Staking a Claim in Mad River2 “I Had to Be the Fighter”3 The Meaning of Mad River: Implications of the Case4 “Coming Out of the Classroom Closet”: LGBTQ Teachers’ Lives after Mad River5 Movements Forward and BackAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisMad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights addresses an important legal case that set the stage for today’s LGBTQ civil rights–a case that almost no one has heard of. Marjorie Rowland v. Mad River School District involves an Ohio guidance counselor fired in 1974 for being bisexual. Rowland’s case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the justices declined to consider it. In a spectacular published dissent, Justice Brennan laid out arguments for why the First and Fourteenth Amendments apply to bisexuals, gays, and lesbians. That dissent has been the foundation for LGBTQ civil rights advances since. In the first in-depth treatment of this foundational legal case, authors Margaret A. Nash and Karen L. Graves tell the story of that case and of Marjorie Rowland, the pioneer who fought for employment rights for LGBTQ educators and who paid a heavy price for that fight. It brings the story of LGBTQ educators’ rights to the present, including commentary on Bostock v Clayton County, the 2020 Supreme Court case that struck down employment discrimination against LGBT workers. Trade Review"Margaret Nash and Karen Graves have produced the first full history of a true American heroine. Thanks to brave educators like Marjorie Rowland, LGBTQ teachers now enjoy vastly more freedoms than they did in earlier eras. But the fight is hardly over, as this brilliant little book reminds us. We have indeed come a long way, in the struggle for real human equality in our schools. And we also have much farther to go." -- Jonathan Zimmerman * author of The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America * "In this superb combination of narrative and analytical history, Nash and Graves engage us first with the dramatic, arduous story of Marjorie Rowland and her fight for equitable treatment. They then analyze how principles drawn from Rowland’s case have informed litigation surrounding LGBTQ educators over time, concluding with potent reflections on current prospects. Covering vast legal ground in accessible language, this book will stand as an important marker of the history of rights for LGBTQ school professionals." -- Linda Eisenmann * author of Higher Education for Women in Postwar America, 1945-1965 *"Margaret Nash and Karen Graves have produced the first full history of a true American heroine. Thanks to brave educators like Marjorie Rowland, LGBTQ teachers now enjoy vastly more freedoms than they did in earlier eras. But the fight is hardly over, as this brilliant little book reminds us. We have indeed come a long way, in the struggle for real human equality in our schools. And we also have much farther to go." -- Jonathan Zimmerman * author of The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America * "In this superb combination of narrative and analytical history, Nash and Graves engage us first with the dramatic, arduous story of Marjorie Rowland and her fight for equitable treatment. They then analyze how principles drawn from Rowland’s case have informed litigation surrounding LGBTQ educators over time, concluding with potent reflections on current prospects. Covering vast legal ground in accessible language, this book will stand as an important marker of the history of rights for LGBTQ school professionals." -- Linda Eisenmann * author of Higher Education for Women in Postwar America, 1945-1965 *Table of ContentsPreface1 Staking a Claim in Mad River2 “I Had to Be the Fighter”3 The Meaning of Mad River: Implications of the Case4 “Coming Out of the Classroom Closet”: LGBTQ Teachers’ Lives after Mad River5 Movements Forward and BackAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisMexico has become notorious for crime-related violence, and the efforts of governments and national and international NGOs to counter this violence have proven largely futile. Citizens against Crime and Violence studies societal responses to crime and violence within one of Mexico’s most affected regions, the state of Michoacán. Based on comparative ethnography conducted over twelve months by a team of anthropologists and sociologists across six localities of Michoacán, ranging from the most rural to the most urban, the contributors consider five varieties of societal responses: local citizen security councils that define security and attempt to influence its policing, including by self-defense groups; cultural activists looking to create safe 'cultural' fields from which to transform their social environment; organizations in the state capital that combine legal and political strategies against less visible violence (forced disappearance, gender violence, anti-LGBT); church-linked initiatives bringing to bear the church’s institutionality, including to denounce 'state capture'; and women’s organizations creating 'safe' networks allowing to influence violence prevention.Trade Review"In the face of government failure to provide justice and security, how have Mexican citizens – cultural and political activists, women’s collectives, church groups – responded to violence and crime that upend their daily lives? This unique comparative ethnography by a multidisciplinary team of scholars foregrounds the creative, courageous, and arduous work through which people are stitching the torn social fabric of their communities. Empirically and conceptually rich, it is an essential, timely read." -- Ieva Jusionyte * author of Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border *"This book takes an original lens to the crisis of violence, crime and insecurity in Mexico. Through an ethnographic approach, it critically and insightfully accompanies the efforts of social and civic actors in varied locations of Michoacán, from urban to more rural, to find a space to act creatively in and on the many violences they have to live with." -- Jenny Pearce * author of Politics without Violence? Towards a Post-Weberian Enlightenment *"In the face of government failure to provide justice and security, how have Mexican citizens – cultural and political activists, women’s collectives, church groups – responded to violence and crime that upend their daily lives? This unique comparative ethnography by a multidisciplinary team of scholars foregrounds the creative, courageous, and arduous work through which people are stitching the torn social fabric of their communities. Empirically and conceptually rich, it is an essential, timely read." -- Ieva Jusionyte * author of Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border *"This book takes an original lens to the crisis of violence, crime and insecurity in Mexico. Through an ethnographic approach, it critically and insightfully accompanies the efforts of social and civic actors in varied locations of Michoacán, from urban to more rural, to find a space to act creatively in and on the many violences they have to live with." -- Jenny Pearce * author of Politics without Violence? Towards a Post-Weberian Enlightenment *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The Comparative Ethnography of Societal Responses to Crime and Violence in Mexico Chapter 2: Local Citizen Security Councils: Sustainable Responses to a Crisis of Trust in State Security Provision Chapter 3: Cultural Activism: Mobilizing Art and Culture to Build Transformative Socio-Political Fields Chapter 4: Socio-legal Activism in Contexts of Criminal and Institutional Violence: Challenging Forced Disappearances, Gender Violence, and Assaults on LGBT and Sex Workers Chapter 5: Churches as Institutions in Regions of Violent Organized Crime Chapter 6: A Room of Their Own: Barriers to Women’s Activism Against the Continuum of Violence in Michoacán, Mexico Chapter 7: Key Objectives, Strategic Choices and Impact of Societal Responses to Violence: Lessons for Policy and Practice Chapter 8: Society to the Rescue? Rethinking Responses to Crime-Related Violence and Corruption Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisHuman Rights at Risk brings together social scientists, legal scholars, and humanities scholars to analyze the policy challenges of human rights protection in the twenty-first century. The volume is organized based on three overarching themes that highlight the challenges and risks in international human rights: international institutions and global governance of human rights; thematic blind spots in human rights protection; and the human rights challenges of the United States as a global and domestic actor amidst the contemporary global shifts to authoritarianism and illiberal populism. One of the very few books that offer new perspectives that envision the future of transnational human rights norms and human dignity from a multidisciplinary perspective, Human Rights at Risk comprehensively examines the causes and consequences of the challenges faced by international human rights. Scholars, students, and policy practitioners who are interested in the challenges and reform prospects of the international human rights regime, United States foreign policy, and international institutions will find this multidisciplinary volume an invaluable guide to the state of global politics in the twenty-first century. Trade Review"Human Rights at Risk provides a much-needed, thoughtful, and forward-looking assessment of human rights at a critical moment. The authors are realistic about challenges from super powers and authoritarians alike. Yet they also see hope in grassroots movements far from power centers in Geneva and New York that use human rights to work for transformational change." -- Robin Kirk * author of Righting Wrongs: 20 Human Rights Heroes Around the World *"A tour de force of the challenges and contradictions facing the current human rights movement. By problematizing the universal acceptance of individual human rights norms, the authors have allowed for a major leap in our understanding of global abuses. The diversity of author backgrounds, disciplines, and approaches adds to the validity of their argument and should be the gold standard for all human rights and international relations scholarship." -- Amanda Murdie * editor in chief of International Studies Review *"Human Rights at Risk is also a set of essays on humanity at risk. Contributors demonstrate both how the application of human rights, as well as their repression, are central to the state we are in. Whether providing theoretical or empirical accounts, there are gems in this volume that should grab the attention of international lawyers." -- Margot E. Salomon * co-author of The Misery of International Law: Confrontations with Injustice in the Global Economy *"This volume highlights how the concept of human rights is broadened, how this issue is recognized across the world, but also how vulnerable the regime is to threats from populism and US isolationism. By addressing human rights from the different viewpoints of international institutions, states, and victims, it provides a unique compelling, informative, and though-provoking resource for readers interested in international relations and current affairs." -- Joakim Kreutz * co-editor of Debating the East Asian Peace: What it is. How it Came About. Will it Last? *"Human Rights at Risk provides a much-needed, thoughtful, and forward-looking assessment of human rights at a critical moment. The authors are realistic about challenges from super powers and authoritarians alike. Yet they also see hope in grassroots movements far from power centers in Geneva and New York that use human rights to work for transformational change." -- Robin Kirk * author of Righting Wrongs: 20 Human Rights Heroes Around the World *"A tour de force of the challenges and contradictions facing the current human rights movement. By problematizing the universal acceptance of individual human rights norms, the authors have allowed for a major leap in our understanding of global abuses. The diversity of author backgrounds, disciplines, and approaches adds to the validity of their argument and should be the gold standard for all human rights and international relations scholarship." -- Amanda Murdie * editor in chief of International Studies Review *"Human Rights at Risk is also a set of essays on humanity at risk. Contributors demonstrate both how the application of human rights, as well as their repression, are central to the state we are in. Whether providing theoretical or empirical accounts, there are gems in this volume that should grab the attention of international lawyers." -- Margot E. Salomon * co-author of The Misery of International Law: Confrontations with Injustice in the Global Economy *"This volume highlights how the concept of human rights is broadened, how this issue is recognized across the world, but also how vulnerable the regime is to threats from populism and US isolationism. By addressing human rights from the different viewpoints of international institutions, states, and victims, it provides a unique compelling, informative, and though-provoking resource for readers interested in international relations and current affairs." -- Joakim Kreutz * co-editor of Debating the East Asian Peace: What it is. How it Came About. Will it Last? *Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Global Human Rights Regime: Risks and Contestations Chapter 2: Transparency, Accountability, and Legitimacy within the UN Universal Periodic Review Chapter 3: After Obama: The African Group at the UN Human Rights Council Chapter 4: Consensus and Human Rights Politics: The Case of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Chapter 5: Skewed Vision: Human Rights in War through the Eyes in Peace Chapter 6: Who Are the Victims of Crimes Against Cultural Heritage? Chapter 7: Challenging the Legal Boundaries of Genocide: The War on Drugs in the Philippines Chapter 8: Human Rights at Risk in the Era of Trump and American Decline Chapter 9: The Tyranny of Exceptionalism: How the United States Rejects Universal Human Rights Chapter 10: Natural Law and the Future of Human Rights Chapter 11: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Thoughts on Global Human Rights in the 21st Century Chapter 12: Risks and Emancipatory Rights Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisIn the Anglophone Caribbean, international queer human rights activists strategically located within and outside of the region have dominated interventions seeking to address issues affecting people across the region; a trend that is premised on an idea that the Caribbean is extremely homophobic and transphobic, resulting in violence and death for people who defy dominant sexual and gender boundaries. Human rights activists continue to utilize international financial and political resources to influence these interventions and the region’s engagement on issues of homophobia, transphobia, discrimination, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This focus, however, elides the deeply complex nature of queerness across different spaces and places, and fails to fully account for the nuances of queer sexual and gender politics and community making across the Caribbean. Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean problematizes the neocolonial and homoimperial nature of queer human rights activism in in four Anglophone Caribbean nations -- Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago -- and thinks critically about the limits of human rights as a tool for seeking queer liberation. It also offers critical insight into the ways that queer people negotiate, resist, and disrupt homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination by mobilizing “on the ground” and creating transgressive communities within the region. Trade Review"Defiant Bodies honors the erotic autonomy and radical defiance of queer and trans people in the Caribbean. Through a fierce investigation into Caribbean sexual politics, the book offers an eloquent ethnographic study featuring engagement with Caribbean LGBTQ+ activists and careful critiques of human rights discourses. Ultimately, Nikoli Attai reveals the complex ways that queer people make community and create unexpected pathways for space and liberation in the region. Defiant Bodies is an outstanding contribution to the field of Caribbean queer and sexuality studies!" -- Angelique V. Nixon * author of Resisting Paradise: Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture *"In Defiant Bodies, we finally have a book that centers trans Caribbean experiences, voices, and agency. Focusing on the lived experiences of Caribbean sexual and gender minorities, this book is a signal intervention because of its focus on resilience and agency rather than death and abjection. Attai embraces our 'unruly' and 'disruptive' trans and queer cousins, revealing their everyday experiences and resistance, as they create a 'politics of hope' for themselves that benefits us all." -- Rosamond S. King * author of Island Bodies: Transgressive Sexualities in the Caribbean Imagination *Table of Contents Introduction: Queer Liberation in the Anglophone Caribbean? 1 Liberating the Queer Caribbean 2 On the Ground: Challenging Sexual Politics in the Region 3 Between the Walls: Ruination and New Sexual Worlds in Barbados 4 Queens, Kings, and Kinship Networks: Queer Culture and Trans(gressive) Community Making 5 Rumshops, Nightlife, and the Radical Praxis of Internal Exile Coda: A Defiant Politics of Hope in the Queer Caribbean Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisSince the turn of the twentieth century, human trafficking has animated public discourses, policy debates, and moral panics in the United States. Though some nuances of these conversations have shifted, the role of the criminal legal system (police officers, investigators, lawyers, and connected service providers) in anti-trafficking interventions has remained firmly in place. Policing Victimhood explores how frontline workers in direct contact with vulnerable, exploited, and trafficked persons—however those groups are defined at personal, organizational, or legal levels—defer to the tools of the carceral state and ideologies of punishment when navigating their clients’ needs. In Policing Victimhood, Corinne Schwarz interviewed with service providers in the Midwestern US, a region that, though colloquially understood as “flyover country,” regularly positions itself as a leader in state-level anti-trafficking policies and collaborative networks. These frontline workers’ perceptions and narratives are informed by their interpersonal, day-to-day encounters with exploited or trafficked persons. Their insights underscore how anti-trafficking policies are put into practice and influenced by specific ideologies and stereotypes. Extending the reach of street-level bureaucracy theory to anti-trafficking initiatives, Schwarz demonstrates how frontline workers are uniquely positioned to perpetuate or radically counter punitive anti-trafficking efforts. Taking a cue from anti-carceral feminist critiques and critical trafficking studies, Schwarz argues that ongoing anti-trafficking efforts in the US expand the punitive arm of the state without addressing the role of systemic oppression in perpetuating violence. The violence inherent to the carceral state—and required for its continued expansion—is the same violence that perpetuates the exploitation of human trafficking. In order to solve the “problem” of human trafficking, advocates, activists, and scholars must divest from systems that center punishment and radically reinvest their efforts in dismantling the structural violence that perpetuates social exclusion and vulnerability, what she calls the “-isms” and “-phobias” that harm some at the expense of others’ empowerment. Policing Victimhood encourages readers to imagine a world without carceral violence in any of its forms. Trade Review“Schwarz weaves a wide range of disciplines and theoretical innovations together in making the case why an exploration of frontline work is so crucial to understanding the limits of current anti-trafficking efforts and the harms of carceral approaches. Her writing is clear and accessible; practitioners and policy makers alike really ought to read this book.” — Jennifer Musto, author of Control and Protect: Collaboration, Carceral Protection, and Domestic Sex Trafficking in tTable of ContentsIntroduction: “Oh, Trafficking? That Happens Here?” Perceptions and Paradigms of Anti-trafficking Efforts and the Carceral State 1 Carceral Protectionism: Resource Constraints and Rescue Narratives 2 The Punishment Mindset: The Inevitability of Carcerality 3 Therapeutic Governance and the Regulation of the Post-trafficking Self 4 Limits to Justice: The Complications of the Carceral State 5 Beyond Carceral Logics: Shifting from the “Punishing” State to the “Helping” State Conclusion: Anti-trafficking Futures: Justice without Policing and Prisons Acknowledgments Appendix A: Research Methodologies Appendix B: Interviewee Pseudonyms Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisSince the turn of the twentieth century, human trafficking has animated public discourses, policy debates, and moral panics in the United States. Though some nuances of these conversations have shifted, the role of the criminal legal system (police officers, investigators, lawyers, and connected service providers) in anti-trafficking interventions has remained firmly in place. Policing Victimhood explores how frontline workers in direct contact with vulnerable, exploited, and trafficked persons—however those groups are defined at personal, organizational, or legal levels—defer to the tools of the carceral state and ideologies of punishment when navigating their clients’ needs. In Policing Victimhood, Corinne Schwarz interviewed with service providers in the Midwestern US, a region that, though colloquially understood as “flyover country,” regularly positions itself as a leader in state-level anti-trafficking policies and collaborative networks. These frontline workers’ perceptions and narratives are informed by their interpersonal, day-to-day encounters with exploited or trafficked persons. Their insights underscore how anti-trafficking policies are put into practice and influenced by specific ideologies and stereotypes. Extending the reach of street-level bureaucracy theory to anti-trafficking initiatives, Schwarz demonstrates how frontline workers are uniquely positioned to perpetuate or radically counter punitive anti-trafficking efforts. Taking a cue from anti-carceral feminist critiques and critical trafficking studies, Schwarz argues that ongoing anti-trafficking efforts in the US expand the punitive arm of the state without addressing the role of systemic oppression in perpetuating violence. The violence inherent to the carceral state—and required for its continued expansion—is the same violence that perpetuates the exploitation of human trafficking. In order to solve the “problem” of human trafficking, advocates, activists, and scholars must divest from systems that center punishment and radically reinvest their efforts in dismantling the structural violence that perpetuates social exclusion and vulnerability, what she calls the “-isms” and “-phobias” that harm some at the expense of others’ empowerment. Policing Victimhood encourages readers to imagine a world without carceral violence in any of its forms. Trade Review“Schwarz weaves a wide range of disciplines and theoretical innovations together in making the case why an exploration of frontline work is so crucial to understanding the limits of current anti-trafficking efforts and the harms of carceral approaches. Her writing is clear and accessible; practitioners and policy makers alike really ought to read this book.” — Jennifer Musto, author of Control and Protect: Collaboration, Carceral Protection, and Domestic Sex Trafficking in tTable of ContentsIntroduction: “Oh, Trafficking? That Happens Here?” Perceptions and Paradigms of Anti-trafficking Efforts and the Carceral State 1 Carceral Protectionism: Resource Constraints and Rescue Narratives 2 The Punishment Mindset: The Inevitability of Carcerality 3 Therapeutic Governance and the Regulation of the Post-trafficking Self 4 Limits to Justice: The Complications of the Carceral State 5 Beyond Carceral Logics: Shifting from the “Punishing” State to the “Helping” State Conclusion: Anti-trafficking Futures: Justice without Policing and Prisons Acknowledgments Appendix A: Research Methodologies Appendix B: Interviewee Pseudonyms Notes References Index

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