Political ideologies and movements Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This book covers all major aspects pertinent to democratic party systems including the origin of parties, electoral systems, cleavages, the way parties organize and how this all relates to democratic government. Above all, it is based on relevant empirical data. A must-read for all students of party politics.'> -- Thomas Poguntke, University of Düsseldorf, Germany‘This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the contexts and implications of political party interactions in contemporary democracies. It will be a useful resource for both students and instructors.’ -- Susan Scarrow, University of Houston, US‘Where do party systems come from? What is their impact on governing methods and policy choices? What is the future for party government? In this penetrating Advanced Introduction to Party Systems, Webb addresses all of these questions while drawing on considerable comparative data. A highly recommended overview of this important subject.’ -- William Cross, Carleton University, Canada‘Webb's Advanced Introduction delivers on its promise. It very clearly and concisely gives you a sense of the field in an afternoon. Webb identifies the major areas of study of parties and party systems and explains the major debates scholars have about each of them. A must-read for students and scholars alike.’ -- Robin Kolodny, Temple University, US‘This is a much-anticipated study by one of the world’s most pre-eminent authors in the field of party politics, and it does not disappoint. Paul Webb’s Advanced Introduction provides the definitive review of the state of political parties and party systems today.’ -- David Farrell, University College Dublin, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: 1 Defining and classifying party systems 2 The origins of party systems: Socio-political cleavages 3 New cleavages and electoral and party system change 4 Party systems and institutional constraints: The effect of the electoral systems 5 Party organizations and institutionalized party systems 6 Office or policy: What drives the formation of governments? 7 What is party government – and does it work? 8 Party systems and political legitimacy References Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book sheds light on three competing ideological windows on the world: conservatism, liberalism and socialism. David Reisman explores the importance of these perspectives not only to generating public policy, but also in our capacity to explain the very nature of reality.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The common mind 3. Conservatism 4. Rousseau: the general will 5. Burke: the chain of being 6. The whole and the part 7. The liberal way 8. Being free 9. Self and state: Hobbes 10. Nature and law: Locke 11. Hobbes and Locke: politics and economics 12. Liberalism gone wrong 13. Socialism 14. The socialist future 15. The end of ideology Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1966. The Individual and Society in the Middle Ages, based on three guest lectures given at Johns Hopkins University in 1965, explores the place of the individual in medieval European society. Looking at legal sources and political ideology of the era, Ullmann concludes that, for most of the Middle Ages, the individual was defined as a subject rather than a citizen, but the modern concept of citizenship gradually supplanted the subject model from the late Middle Ages onward. Ullmann lays out the theological basis of the political theory that cast the medieval individual as an inferior, abstract subject. The individual citizen who emerged during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, by contrast, was an autonomous participant in affairs of state. Several intellectual trends made this humanistic conception of the individual possible, among them the rehabilitation of vernacular writing during the thirteenth century and the growing interest in nature, natural phiTable of ContentsPreface Lecture 1. The Abstract Thesis: The Ecclesiological and Corporational Theme of Subject and SocietyLecture 2. The Practical Thesis: The Constitutional Significance of the Feudal Relationship and Its Bearing on the Individual in SocietyLecture 3. The Humanistic Thesis: The Emergence of the CitizenIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the 1920s, cultural and political reactions to the Red Scare in America contributed to a marked shift in the way Americans thought about sexuality, womanhood, manhood, and family life. The Russian Revolution prompted anxious Americans sensing a threat to social order to position heterosexuality, monogamy, and the family as a bulwark against radicalism. In her probing and engaging book, Red War on the Family, Erica Ryan traces the roots of sexual modernism and the history of antiradicalism and antifeminism. She illuminates how Americans responded to foreign and domestic threats and expressed nationalism by strengthening traditional gender and family roles-especially by imposing them on immigrant groups, workers, women, and young people. Ryan argues that the environment of political conformity in the 1920s was maintained in part through the quest for cultural and social conformity, exemplified by white, middle-class family life. Red War on the Family charts the ways AmericanisTrade Review“Red War on the Family is a compelling book. It argues that an ‘Americanism’ movement of the post–World War I era fused anti-Bolshevik rhetoric with anxieties about gender and sexuality to call for a return to a traditional notion of a patriarchal family that could regulate sexuality—especially female sexuality—and restore social order. With its focus on fears about the family, women, youth, and sexuality, Red War on the Family offers fresh insights into what we might call the ‘long’ Red Scare and contributes to the growing literature that traces the contemporary right-wing conservative movement to the 1920s.”—Lynn Dumenil, Robert Glass Cleland Professor of History Emerita at Occidental CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Americanism versus Bolshevism: The Red Scare and the Framing of Postwar American Culture 2 “The Age of Woman in Revolt”: Talking about Bolshevism by Talking about Women in Red Scare America, 1919–1923 3 “Every Homeowner Is a Bulwark of Americanism and a Safeguard against Bolshevism”: Constructions of Social Order and Working-Class Masculinity in the Postwar Own-Your-Own-Home Movement 4 Getting “Personal and Intimate”: The Americanization of Immigrant Family and Sexual Values 5 “The Perils Ahead Are Moral, not Economic”: Modern Culture, Modern Marriage, and Americanism after 1924 Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisReligious institutions are often engaged in influencing the beliefs and values that individuals hold. But religious groups can also challenge how people think about democracy, including the extension of equal rights and liberties regardless of viewpoint, or what is commonly called political tolerance. The essays in Religion and Political Tolerance in America seek to understand how these elements interrelate. The editor and contributors to this important volume present new and innovative research that wrestles with the fundamental question of the place of religion in democratic society. They address topics ranging from religious contributions to social identity to the political tolerance that religious elites (clergy) hold and advocate to others, and how religion shapes responses to intolerance. The conclusion, by Ted Jelen, emphasizes that religion's take on political tolerance is nuanced and that they are not incompatible; religion can sometimes enhance the tolerance of ordinary

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Book SynopsisReligious institutions are often engaged in influencing the beliefs and values that individuals hold. But religious groups can also challenge how people think about democracy, including the extension of equal rights and liberties regardless of viewpoint, or what is commonly called political tolerance. The essays in Religion and Political Tolerance in America seek to understand how these elements interrelate. The editor and contributors to this important volume present new and innovative research that wrestles with the fundamental question of the place of religion in democratic society. They address topics ranging from religious contributions to social identity to the political tolerance that religious elites (clergy) hold and advocate to others, and how religion shapes responses to intolerance. The conclusion, by Ted Jelen, emphasizes that religion's take on political tolerance is nuanced and that they are not incompatible; religion can sometimes enhance the tolerance of ordinary

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Book SynopsisHerbert Marcuse examined the subjective and material conditions of radical social change and developed the Great Refusal, a radical concept of the protest against that which is. The editors and contributors to the exciting new volumeThe Great Refusalprovide an analysis of contemporary social movements around the world with particular reference to Marcuse's revolutionary concept. The book also engages-and puts Marcuse in critical dialogue with-major theorists including Slavoj Žižek and Michel Foucault, among others. The chapters in this book analyze different elements and locations of the contemporary wave of struggle, drawing on the work and vision of Marcuse in order to reveal, with a historical perspective, the present moment of resistance. Essays seek to understand recent uprisings-such as the Zapatistas in Mexico, the Arab Spring, and the Occupy movement-in the context of Marcuse's powerful conceptual apparatus. The Great Refusalalso charts contemporary social movements againsTrade Review“This is certainly the time for a Marcuse revival!”—Fredric Jameson, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen Professor of Comparative Literature, Duke University “One of the great 20th century critical theorists of domination and liberation, Herbert Marcuse has an enormous amount to say to our time. The Great Refusal makes this abundantly clear. The contributors draw Marcuse’s imaginative reworking of Hegel, Marx, Freud, and Weber into illuminating conversations with a diverse range of contemporary theorists and political movements. . .from those of the Zapatistas and Chinese factory workers to the Arab Spring and Occupy. This book is a treasure trove for scholars and activists alike.”—Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley

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Book Synopsis Herbert Marcuse examined the subjective and material conditions of radical social change and developed the 'Great Refusal,' a radical concept of 'the protest against that which is.' The editors and contributors to the exciting new volumeThe Great Refusalprovide an analysis of contemporary social movements around the world with particular reference to Marcuse''s revolutionary concept. The book also engages-and puts Marcuse in critical dialogue with-major theorists including Slavoj Žižek and Michel Foucault, among others. The chapters in this book analyze different elements and locations of the contemporary wave of struggle, drawing on the work and vision of Marcuse in order to reveal, with a historical perspective, the present moment of resistance. Essays seek to understand recent uprisings-such as the Zapatistas in Mexico, the Arab Spring, and the Occupy movement-in the context of Marcuse''s powerful conceptual apparatus. The Great RefusalTrade Review“This is certainly the time for a Marcuse revival!”—Fredric Jameson, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen Professor of Comparative Literature, Duke University “One of the great 20th century critical theorists of domination and liberation, Herbert Marcuse has an enormous amount to say to our time. The Great Refusal makes this abundantly clear. The contributors draw Marcuse’s imaginative reworking of Hegel, Marx, Freud, and Weber into illuminating conversations with a diverse range of contemporary theorists and political movements. . .from those of the Zapatistas and Chinese factory workers to the Arab Spring and Occupy. This book is a treasure trove for scholars and activists alike.”—Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley

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Book SynopsisThe International Workers Order was an American consortium of ethnic mutual self-insurance societies that advocated for unemployment insurance, Social Security and vibrant industrial unions. This interracial leftist organization guaranteed the healthcare of its 180,000 white, black, Hispanic and Arabic working-class members. But what accounted for the popularityand eventual notorietyof this Order? Mining extensive primary sources, Robert Zecker gives voice to the workers inA Road to Peace and Freedom.He describes the group's economic goals, commitment to racial justice, and activism, from lobbying to end segregation and lynching in America to defeating fascism abroad. Zecker also illustrates the panoply of entertainment, sports, and educational activities designed to cultivate the minds and bodies of members. However, the IWO was led by Communists, and the Order was targeted for red-baiting during the Cold War, subject to government surveillance, and ultimately liquidated. Zecker exTrade Review"This thoroughly researched, detailed study of the International Workers Order (IWO) tells an important story of the narrowing possibilities of voluntary associations and political discourse resulting from the rampant governmental anticommunism between the 1930s and the1950s.... Zecker has illuminated an important story, and we are in his debt for the superb research and clear writing of his account."--Journal ofAmerican History

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Book SynopsisThe International Workers Order was an American consortium of ethnic mutual self-insurance societies that advocated for unemployment insurance, Social Security and vibrant industrial unions. This interracial leftist organization guaranteed the healthcare of its 180,000 white, black, Hispanic and Arabic working-class members. But what accounted for the popularityand eventual notorietyof this Order? Mining extensive primary sources, Robert Zecker gives voice to the workers inA Road to Peace and Freedom.He describes the group's economic goals, commitment to racial justice, and activism, from lobbying to end segregation and lynching in America to defeating fascism abroad. Zecker also illustrates the panoply of entertainment, sports, and educational activities designed to cultivate the minds and bodies of members. However, the IWO was led by Communists, and the Order was targeted for red-baiting during the Cold War, subject to government surveillance, and ultimately liquidated. Zecker exTrade Review"This thoroughly researched, detailed study of the International Workers Order (IWO) tells an important story of the narrowing possibilities of voluntary associations and political discourse resulting from the rampant governmental anticommunism between the 1930s and the1950s.... Zecker has illuminated an important story, and we are in his debt for the superb research and clear writing of his account."--Journal ofAmerican History

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Book SynopsisFeminism and liberalism need each other, argues Judith Baer. Her provocative book, Feminist Post-Liberalism, refutes both conservative and radical critiques. To make her case, she rejects classical liberalism in favor of a welfareand possibly socialistpost-liberalism that will prevent capitalism and a concentration of power that reinforces male supremacy. Together, feminism and liberalism can better elucidate controversies in American politics, law, and society. Baer emphasizes that tolerance and self-examination are virtues, but within both feminist and liberal thought these virtues have been carried to extremes. Feminist theory needs liberalism's respect for reason, while liberal theory needs to incorporate emotion. Liberalism focuses too narrowly on the individual, while feminism needs a dose of individualism. Feminist Post-Liberalism includes anthropological foundations of male dominance to explore topics ranging from crime to cultural appropriation. Baer develops a theory that

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Book SynopsisFeminism and liberalism need each other, argues Judith Baer. Her provocative book, Feminist Post-Liberalism, refutes both conservative and radical critiques. To make her case, she rejects classical liberalism in favor of a welfareand possibly socialistpost-liberalism that will prevent capitalism and a concentration of power that reinforces male supremacy. Together, feminism and liberalism can better elucidate controversies in American politics, law, and society. Baer emphasizes that tolerance and self-examination are virtues, but within both feminist and liberal thought these virtues have been carried to extremes. Feminist theory needs liberalism's respect for reason, while liberal theory needs to incorporate emotion. Liberalism focuses too narrowly on the individual, while feminism needs a dose of individualism. Feminist Post-Liberalism includes anthropological foundations of male dominance to explore topics ranging from crime to cultural appropriation. Baer develops a theory that

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Book SynopsisActive from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s, the U.S. branch of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP) worked simultaneously to build support for Puerto Rican independence and to engage in radical social change within the United States. Revolution Around the Cornerchronicles this unique social movement, describing various mass campaigns and the inner workings of the organization. The editors and contributorsall former members, leaders, and supporters of the PSPoffer a range of views and interpretations of their experience.Combining historical accounts, personal stories, interviews, and retrospective analysis,Revolution Around the Cornerexamines specific actions such as the National Day of Solidarity (El Acto Nacional), the Bicentennial without Colonies, the Save Hostos struggle, and the Vieques campaign. Testimonies recount the pros and cons of membership diversity, as well as issues of loyalty andcompañerismo. In addition, essays describe the PSP's participation in coalitions and aTrade Review“[A]n intimate look into the organization and transformation of the U.S. branch of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP)…. The book uses primary documents from the ¡Despierta Boricua! History Recovery Project, and the richness of this PSP collection is one of its strengths. Equally useful are the organizational charts showing labor, university, and community nucleus and affiliates. The contributors’ self-reflection on the movement’s shortcomings (caudillismo, machismo, and sexism) is refreshing…. The authors of the essays seem hopeful, just the way they were during their formative years, that revolution is still around the corner.”—New West Indian Guide

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Book SynopsisActive from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s, the U.S. branch of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP) worked simultaneously to build support for Puerto Rican independence and to engage in radical social change within the United States. Revolution Around the Cornerchronicles this unique social movement, describing various mass campaigns and the inner workings of the organization. The editors and contributorsall former members, leaders, and supporters of the PSPoffer a range of views and interpretations of their experience.Combining historical accounts, personal stories, interviews, and retrospective analysis,Revolution Around the Cornerexamines specific actions such as the National Day of Solidarity (El Acto Nacional), the Bicentennial without Colonies, the Save Hostos struggle, and the Vieques campaign. Testimonies recount the pros and cons of membership diversity, as well as issues of loyalty andcompañerismo. In addition, essays describe the PSP's participation in coalitions and aTrade Review“[A]n intimate look into the organization and transformation of the U.S. branch of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP)…. The book uses primary documents from the ¡Despierta Boricua! History Recovery Project, and the richness of this PSP collection is one of its strengths. Equally useful are the organizational charts showing labor, university, and community nucleus and affiliates. The contributors’ self-reflection on the movement’s shortcomings (caudillismo, machismo, and sexism) is refreshing…. The authors of the essays seem hopeful, just the way they were during their formative years, that revolution is still around the corner.”—New West Indian Guide

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Book SynopsisYes Gawd! explores the effects of religious belief and practice on political behavior among the LGBT community, a population long persecuted by religious institutions and generally considered to be non-religious. Royal Cravens deftly shows how faith impacts the politics of LGBT people. He details how the queer community creates, defines, and experiences spirituality and spiritual affirmation as well as the consequences this has for their identity, socialization, and political development. Cravens also demonstrates the mobilizing power of faith for LGBT people by contrasting the effects of participation in faith and secular communities on political activism. He explores how factors such as coming out, race, and LGBT-affirming churches influence political attitudes and behavior and explains how the development of LGBT politico-religious activism provides opportunities for LGBT people to organize politically. Ultimately, Cravens provides a cohesive account oTrade Review“Through convincing analyses of unique survey data, Royal G. Cravens III challenges popular wisdom about LGBT people, religion, and politics. Not only do most LGBT people in the United States identify as religious, but also many of them report positive experiences within their religious groups. Furthermore, LGBT people who are active in supportive faith communities are more likely to engage in pro-LGBT political activism than those who are not. Yes Gawd! is the most comprehensive analysis of religion, politics, and LGBT identity that I have ever come across. Any scholar interested in these topics should buy this book.”—Jonathan S. Coley, Associate Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University, and author of Gay on God’s Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities“It is often assumed in U.S. politics that religion and LGBT people are incompatible categories, or even at odds with one another amidst an ongoing culture war. Relying on a diverse set of socio-historical sources, Cravens questions this construction of LGBT identity and religion. By relying on a rich and diverse set of social surveys, Cravens challenges us to rethink the role of religion in LGBT life and political affairs. He convincingly argues and empirically shows that religion is consequential to the political meaning of LGBT identities in politics, such that LGBT political behavior is not fully understood without considering religion. Cravens is attuned to the intersectional and complex ways religion may affect LGBT people. Yes Gawd! charts a clear course for future scholarship, and it undoes the constructed notion that LGBT identity and religion are in conflict with one another.”—Andrew R. Flores, Assistant Professor of Government at the School of Public Affairs at American University and Affiliated Scholar at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law

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Book SynopsisYes Gawd! explores the effects of religious belief and practice on political behavior among the LGBT community, a population long persecuted by religious institutions and generally considered to be non-religious. Royal Cravens deftly shows how faith impacts the politics of LGBT people. He details how the queer community creates, defines, and experiences spirituality and spiritual affirmation as well as the consequences this has for their identity, socialization, and political development. Cravens also demonstrates the mobilizing power of faith for LGBT people by contrasting the effects of participation in faith and secular communities on political activism. He explores how factors such as coming out, race, and LGBT-affirming churches influence political attitudes and behavior and explains how the development of LGBT politico-religious activism provides opportunities for LGBT people to organize politically. Ultimately, Cravens provides a cohesive account oTrade Review“Through convincing analyses of unique survey data, Royal G. Cravens III challenges popular wisdom about LGBT people, religion, and politics. Not only do most LGBT people in the United States identify as religious, but also many of them report positive experiences within their religious groups. Furthermore, LGBT people who are active in supportive faith communities are more likely to engage in pro-LGBT political activism than those who are not. Yes Gawd! is the most comprehensive analysis of religion, politics, and LGBT identity that I have ever come across. Any scholar interested in these topics should buy this book.”—Jonathan S. Coley, Associate Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University, and author of Gay on God’s Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities“It is often assumed in U.S. politics that religion and LGBT people are incompatible categories, or even at odds with one another amidst an ongoing culture war. Relying on a diverse set of socio-historical sources, Cravens questions this construction of LGBT identity and religion. By relying on a rich and diverse set of social surveys, Cravens challenges us to rethink the role of religion in LGBT life and political affairs. He convincingly argues and empirically shows that religion is consequential to the political meaning of LGBT identities in politics, such that LGBT political behavior is not fully understood without considering religion. Cravens is attuned to the intersectional and complex ways religion may affect LGBT people. Yes Gawd! charts a clear course for future scholarship, and it undoes the constructed notion that LGBT identity and religion are in conflict with one another.”—Andrew R. Flores, Assistant Professor of Government at the School of Public Affairs at American University and Affiliated Scholar at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from innovative social and policy analysts including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, this collection provides a revised framework for social democracy.Trade Review"If like me, you often wonder what ideas and beliefs and driving our current political, economic and social policies...and what can be done to change the ideas and policies to achieve different consequences...Then this is definitely a book to read and talk about." Chartist“an interesting and challenging read.” Liberation"How can we change the power structures buttressing neo-liberalism? Alternatives to Neoliberalism offers fresh, actionable strategies for sustainable and democratised change." Thomas Marois, SOAS, University of LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Neo-Liberal society and its opponents ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O’Donnell; PART I: Alternative Paradigms and Perspectives; Editors’ Overview; Modes of anti-neoliberalism: Moralism, Marxism and twenty-First Century Socialism ~ Jeremy Gilbert; People, planet, power: Toward a new social settlement ~ Anna Coote; Beyond neo-Liberalism, or life after capitalism? A red-green debate ~ Ted Benton; The Democratic deficit: Institutional democracy ~ Mike O'Donnell; PART II: Reform within Economic and Governance Restraints: Pushing the Boundaries; Editors’ Overview; The Limits of neo-Liberalism? Austerity vs social policy in comparative perspective ~ Kevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving; The European Union and the UK: Neo-Liberalism, nationalist populism, or a cry for democracy? ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O’Donnell; Reform from within: Central banks and the reconfiguration of neo-liberal monetary policy? ~ Grahame Thompson; The Corporate cuckoo in the neo-liberal nest: Governance reforms for social accountability ~ Bryn Jones; Reform of the foundational economy: An alternative to ‘back to the future’ policies ~ Sukhdev Johal, Michael Moran and Karel Williams; PART III: Economic and Political Democracy: Restoring the Market-Civil Society Balance; Editors’ Overview; Neo-Liberalism and social democracy ~ Colin Crouch; Rethinking public ownership as economic democracy ~ Andrew Cumbers; Democratic alternatives: Ideas and models from social movements ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O'Donnell; Conclusion: A Brexit from neo-liberalism? Towards democratic equality ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O'Donnell.

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from innovative social and policy analysts including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, this collection provides a revised framework for social democracy.Trade Review"If like me, you often wonder what ideas and beliefs and driving our current political, economic and social policies...and what can be done to change the ideas and policies to achieve different consequences...Then this is definitely a book to read and talk about." Chartist "an interesting and challenging read." Liberation "How can we change the power structures buttressing neo-liberalism? Alternatives to Neoliberalism offers fresh, actionable strategies for sustainable and democratised change." Thomas Marois, SOAS, University of LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Neo-Liberal society and its opponents ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O’Donnell; PART I: Alternative Paradigms and Perspectives; Editors’ Overview; Modes of anti-neoliberalism: Moralism, Marxism and twenty-First Century Socialism ~ Jeremy Gilbert; People, planet, power: Toward a new social settlement ~ Anna Coote; Beyond neo-Liberalism, or life after capitalism? A red-green debate ~ Ted Benton; The Democratic deficit: Institutional democracy ~ Mike O'Donnell; PART II: Reform within Economic and Governance Restraints: Pushing the Boundaries; Editors’ Overview; The Limits of neo-Liberalism? Austerity vs social policy in comparative perspective ~ Kevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving; The European Union and the UK: Neo-Liberalism, nationalist populism, or a cry for democracy? ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O’Donnell; Reform from within: Central banks and the reconfiguration of neo-liberal monetary policy? ~ Grahame Thompson; The Corporate cuckoo in the neo-liberal nest: Governance reforms for social accountability ~ Bryn Jones; Reform of the foundational economy: An alternative to ‘back to the future’ policies ~ Sukhdev Johal, Michael Moran and Karel Williams; PART III: Economic and Political Democracy: Restoring the Market-Civil Society Balance; Editors’ Overview; Neo-Liberalism and social democracy ~ Colin Crouch; Rethinking public ownership as economic democracy ~ Andrew Cumbers; Democratic alternatives: Ideas and models from social movements ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O'Donnell; Conclusion: A Brexit from neo-liberalism? Towards democratic equality ~ Bryn Jones and Mike O'Donnell.

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Book SynopsisThis book gives students a critical insight into how children and families' everyday lives and experiences are shaped by policy and legislation. Providing guidance on developing academic assignments throughout, it covers concepts such as the family within multicultural societies, poverty, social mobility and life-chances.Table of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Why Read This Book 1.2 Bronfenbrenner's Socio-Ecological Model 1.3 Piaget and Vygotsky 1.4 How Does Society Influence Children’s Development? 2. The Family 2.1 What Is a Family? 2.2 Seeing the Things We Do for Love as a Script To Be Followed 2.3. How Have Relationships Changed? 2.4. Does Reflexivity Mean That We Project Manage Our Own Lives? 2.5. How Discourse Makes Us Believe the Way Families Behave Is Natural 2.6 How Does Discourse Have Power? 2.7 How State Governance Draws Upon Discourse 2.8 How Might You Use This Chapter 3. Parenting and Failing Families 3.1 How Does the State Regulate Families 3.2 Is It the Case That What Parents Do Is More Important Than Who Parents Are? 3.3 Does Social Class Influence Parenting? 3.4 Should the State Help Parents? 3.5 What Do We Mean by Failing or Troubled Families 3.6 Can Failing Families Be Seen as Part of an Underclass? 3.7 Murray and the Start of Concerns 3.8 Being Critical and Using This Chapter 4. The State 4.1 Why Is the State Relevant to Studying Children and Families? 4.2 Can the State Do Things That Individuals Cannot? 4.3 How Values Shape What the State Does 4.4 What Do We Mean by the State 4.5 How the State Can Regulate the Context of Your Life 4.6 Should We Give Up Personal Freedoms and Let the State Have More Power? 4.7 Considering the Power of the State 4.8 Rights, and Some Arguments for Restricting or Removing Them 4.9 Removing Rights Because of Who, or What, You Are 4.10 Democracy and Populism 4.11 Making Use of This Chapter in an Assignment 5. The Relevance of Political Ideologies 5.1 What Do We Mean by Political Ideologies 5.2 Making Sense of Left and Right in Politics 5.3 Neoliberalism: Individuals, Free Markets and Inequality 5.4 Neoconservatism: Morals, Culture Wars and Nationalism 5.5 Social Democracy: Equal Opportunities, Social Inclusion and the Third Way 5.6 Communitarianism 5.7 Social and Cultural Capital 5.8 What You Can Do With This Chapter To Make Your Assignments Stronger 6. Welfare, Policy and the Family 6.1 How Is Ideology Put Into Practice 6.2 How Does Ideology Underpin Welfare? 6.3 How Have Ideas About the Family Shaped Welfare Services? 6.4 Deserving, Undeserving and the Problem of Need 6.5 How Can We Ensure That Welfare Only Goes to the Deserving? 6.6 How the State Shapes Family Life 6.7 So What? 7. Wellbeing 7.1 What Do We Mean by Wellbeing 7.2 Does Wellbeing Represent Individualisation? 7.3 Inequality and Wellbeing 7.4 The Key Ideas That Really Should Be in an Essay 8. Vulnerable Children 8.1 A Discourse of Children As Naturally Vulnerable 8.2 Policy and Need 8.3 What Is the Social Context of Vulnerability? 8.4 What Might You Use in an Essay Out of This Chapter? 9. Resilience 9.1 Why Is Resilience Important? 9.2 What Do We Mean by Resilience 9.3 Can Parents Help To Develop Resilience 9.4 Why We Need Adversity 9.5 What Can I Do With This? 10. Risk 10.1 Children, Risk and Resilience 10.2 The Move Towards Individual Responsibility, Reflexivity and Choice 10.3 Are We Protecting Children When We Remove All Risks? 10.4 Where Do I Fit This In 11. Safeguarding 11.1 How Culture and Values Define a Child in Need and a Child Being Harmed 11.2 Should We Keep All Children and Young People Safe? 11.3 Sex, Technology and Risk 11.4 The Social and Political Context 11.5 Making Use of This in Assignments 12. Life-Chances, Inequalities and Social Mobility 12.1 How Life-Chances Explain Social Inequalities 12.2 How Life-Choices Explain Social Inequalities 12.3 What Social Inequalities and What Is Wrong With Inequality? 12.4 What Can the State Do About Inequalities? 12.5 Why Is In-Work Poverty Important 12.6 Why Housing Matters to Children 12.7 Is Social Mobility Important for Children? 12.8 Using This Chapter 13. What, There’s No Conclusion? 13.1 So What?

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Book SynopsisMillions of tourists visit Washington, D.C., every year, but for some the experience is about much more than sightseeing. Lauren Kerby's lively, engaging book takes readers onto tour buses and explores the world of Christian heritage tourism.Trade Review[An] excellent debut. . . . Thoughtfully documenting and reflecting upon the contours of a uniquely American subculture, this ethnographic study will appeal to anyone interested in the pull of American Christian nationalism.--Publishers Weekly, starred review Kerby's writing is clear and crisp, resulting in an exceptionally smooth read that is full of revealing insights. . . . Saving History is an enriching read with much to offer about the cultural reproduction of white Protestant fundamentalism and Christian nationalism.--Material Religion

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Book SynopsisJohn Bodnar's compelling history shifts the focus on America's War on Terror from the battlefield to the arena of political and cultural conflict, revealing how fierce debates over the war are inseparable from debates about the meaning of patriotism itself.

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Book SynopsisA history of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party (PNPR) that focuses on how it built a broad movement with active networks in virtually all of Latin America, much of the Caribbean, and New York City. This hemispheric view introduces a sprawling transnational network, nurtured by the PNPR from its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1965.Trade ReviewBy reintegrating Puerto Rico into a hemispheric context, this book recovers the PNPR as an important piece missing from the history of Latin American anti-imperialist struggles. . . . Highy Recommended."—CHOICE

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Book SynopsisA history of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party (PNPR) that focuses on how it built a broad movement with active networks in virtually all of Latin America, much of the Caribbean, and New York City. This hemispheric view introduces a sprawling transnational network, nurtured by the PNPR from its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1965.Trade ReviewBy reintegrating Puerto Rico into a hemispheric context, this book recovers the PNPR as an important piece missing from the history of Latin American anti-imperialist struggles. . . . Highy Recommended."—CHOICE

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Book SynopsisIn Thought Crime Max M. Ward explores the Japanese state''s efforts to suppress political radicalism in the 1920s and 1930s. Ward traces the evolution of an antiradical law called the Peace Preservation Law, from its initial application to suppress communism and anticolonial nationalism—what authorities deemed thought crime—to its expansion into an elaborate system to reform and ideologically convert thousands of thought criminals throughout the Japanese Empire. To enforce the law, the government enlisted a number of nonstate actors, who included monks, family members, and community leaders. Throughout, Ward illuminates the complex processes through which the law articulated imperial ideology and how this ideology was transformed and disseminated through the law''s application over its twenty-year history. In so doing, he shows how the Peace Preservation Law provides a window into understanding how modern states develop ideological apparatuses to subject their rTrade Review"[Ward] has provided his readers with a well-written account of how between 1920 and the 1930s the Japanese nation endeavored to suppress political radicalism." -- Augustine Adu Frimpong * African and Asian Studies * "Thought Crime offers a lucid reflection on theories of power and the modern state while refusing to fetishize the particularities of the Japanese case." -- David Ambaras * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *"Thought Crime sets itself apart from past studies of the Peace Preservation Law by developing a theory of imperial ideology that focuses on its effects on those in proximity to it: bureaucrats, thought criminals, and those who were mobilized to rehabilitate them." -- John Person * Journal of Asian Studies *"Thought Crime is a thought-provoking, intelligent, and necessary book.… It is a must-read for serious students of modern Japanese political and intellectual history." -- Jeremy A. Yellen * Journal of Japanese Studies *"Rigorous and creative explorations of the multiple modalities of state power are much needed in the study of the cultural and social history of modern Japan, and in that respect Thought Crime makes an invaluable contribution to the field." -- Tomoko Seto * Monumenta Nipponica *"This book is nicely written and well-organized, and the author makes excellent use of Japanese-language primary sources. Overall, this is an outstanding piece of research. It makes a substantial contribution to existing works on this topic and is recommended for use in graduate seminars on modern Japanese history." -- Walter Skya * History: Reviews of New Books *"This analysis is a valuable service in increasing our knowledge of the rise of Japanese militarism and the coming of WWII in Asa.… Recommended. Graduate students through faculty." -- Q. E. Wang * Choice *"Thought Crime is a theoretically and archivally rich intervention into discourse surrounding tenkō and the kokutai. . . . Max Ward's incorporation of theory into the body of literature on thought crime in Japan yields an important rethinking of politics and ideology during this most fraught of historical periods." -- Jason Morgan * Japan Review *Table of ContentsPreface: Policing Ideological Threats, Then and Now ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction. The Ghost in the Machine: Emperor System Ideology and the Peace Preservation Law Apparatus 1 1. Kokutai and the Aporias of Imperial Sovereignty: The Passage of the Peace Preservation Law in 1925 21 2. Transcriptions of Power: Repression and Rehabilitation in the Early Peace Preservation Law Apparatus, 1925-1933 49 3. Apparatuses of Subjection: The Rehabilitation of Thought Criminals in the Early 1930s 77 4. Nurturing the Ideological Avowal: Toward the Codification of Tenkō in 1936 123 5. The Ideology of Conversion: Tenkō on the Eve of Total War 145 Epilogue. The Legacies of the Thought Rehabilitation System in Postwar Japan 179 Notes 185 Bibliography 261 Index 281

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Book SynopsisMax Ward explores the Japanese state's efforts to suppress political radicalism in the 1920s and 1930s through the enforcement of what it called thought crime, providing a window into understanding how modern states develop ideological apparatuses to subject their respective populations.Trade Review"[Ward] has provided his readers with a well-written account of how between 1920 and the 1930s the Japanese nation endeavored to suppress political radicalism." -- Augustine Adu Frimpong * African and Asian Studies * "Thought Crime offers a lucid reflection on theories of power and the modern state while refusing to fetishize the particularities of the Japanese case." -- David Ambaras * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *"Thought Crime sets itself apart from past studies of the Peace Preservation Law by developing a theory of imperial ideology that focuses on its effects on those in proximity to it: bureaucrats, thought criminals, and those who were mobilized to rehabilitate them." -- John Person * Journal of Asian Studies *"Thought Crime is a thought-provoking, intelligent, and necessary book.… It is a must-read for serious students of modern Japanese political and intellectual history." -- Jeremy A. Yellen * Journal of Japanese Studies *"Rigorous and creative explorations of the multiple modalities of state power are much needed in the study of the cultural and social history of modern Japan, and in that respect Thought Crime makes an invaluable contribution to the field." -- Tomoko Seto * Monumenta Nipponica *"This book is nicely written and well-organized, and the author makes excellent use of Japanese-language primary sources. Overall, this is an outstanding piece of research. It makes a substantial contribution to existing works on this topic and is recommended for use in graduate seminars on modern Japanese history." -- Walter Skya * History: Reviews of New Books *"This analysis is a valuable service in increasing our knowledge of the rise of Japanese militarism and the coming of WWII in Asa.… Recommended. Graduate students through faculty." -- Q. E. Wang * Choice *"Thought Crime is a theoretically and archivally rich intervention into discourse surrounding tenkō and the kokutai. . . . Max Ward's incorporation of theory into the body of literature on thought crime in Japan yields an important rethinking of politics and ideology during this most fraught of historical periods." -- Jason Morgan * Japan Review *Table of ContentsPreface: Policing Ideological Threats, Then and Now ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction. The Ghost in the Machine: Emperor System Ideology and the Peace Preservation Law Apparatus 1 1. Kokutai and the Aporias of Imperial Sovereignty: The Passage of the Peace Preservation Law in 1925 21 2. Transcriptions of Power: Repression and Rehabilitation in the Early Peace Preservation Law Apparatus, 1925-1933 49 3. Apparatuses of Subjection: The Rehabilitation of Thought Criminals in the Early 1930s 77 4. Nurturing the Ideological Avowal: Toward the Codification of Tenkō in 1936 123 5. The Ideology of Conversion: Tenkō on the Eve of Total War 145 Epilogue. The Legacies of the Thought Rehabilitation System in Postwar Japan 179 Notes 185 Bibliography 261 Index 281

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Book SynopsisThe contributors to Conspiracy/Theory evaluate the relationship between critical theory and conspiracy theory as the basis for political thought, showing how people rely on conspiracy theory or critical theory to make sense of complex and confusing events and social crises.Trade Review“In a time of increasing epistemic confusion, Joseph Masco and Lisa Wedeen brilliantly complicate the usual distinction between fact-based rationality and conspiracy theory by analyzing the infiltration of official disinformation into the public sphere and by exploring the blurred line between paranoid thinking and critical theory. Their book is an innovative and crucial contribution to the understanding of the politics of uncertainty and suspicion in contemporary societies.” -- Didier Fassin, Professor at the Collège de France and the Institute for Advanced Study“This brilliant collection envisions conspiracy theories anew. It not only showcases distinct conspiracies across global sites and time periods, but also petitions readers to examine their own investments in conspiratorial thinking. Conspiracy/Theory is a dazzling provocation and an important intervention.” -- Elisabeth R. Anker, author of * Ugly Freedoms *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Conspiracy/Theory / Joseph Masco and Lisa Weeden Part I. Organizing Fictions 1. Impasse and Genre in American Politics and Literature / George Shulman 37 2. Where Did AIDS Come from? / Lochlann Jain 61 3. A False Flag / Joseph Masco 81 4. Conspiracy Attunement and Context: The Case of the President’s Body / Elizabeth Anne Davis 104 5. Conspiracy, Theory, and the “Post-Truth” Public Sphere / Timothy Melley 127 Part II. Atmospheres of Doubt 6. On Certainty and the Question of Judgment / Lisa Wedeen 149 7. Resonant Apophenia / Susan Lepselter 174 8. The Play of Conspiracy in Plato’s Republic / Demetra Kasimis 190 9. An Economy of Suspicion: On the “Military-Civilian Divide” and the New American Militarism / Nadia Abu El-Haj 210 Part III. The Force of Capital 10. Conspiracies of Theory: Of Gold in the Shadow of Deindustrialization / Rosalind C. Morris 235 11. Adrian Piper and Alien Conspiracies of Bullying and Whistleblowing / Joseph Dumit 264 12. Humanitarian Profiteering in the Central African Republic as Conspiracy and Rumor / Louisa Lombard 291 13. Confessions of an Accused Conspiracy Theorist: The Financialization of Higher Education / Robert Meister 314 Part IV. The Politics of Enmity 14. Conspiracy and Its Curious Afterlives / Faith Hillis 341 15. Comedy of Terrors: National Security Fictions and the Origins of al-Qa‘ida / Darryl Li 362 16. After Muslims: Authority, Suspicion, and Secrecy in the Liberal Democratic State / Hussein Ali Agrama 386 17. Flame and Steel inside the Capitol / Kathleen Belew 409 Epilogue / Joseph Masco and Lisa Wedeen 425 Acknowledgments 435 References 437 Contributors 483 Index

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Book SynopsisIn an era of intensified information warfare, ranging from global disinformation campaigns to individual attention hacks, what are the compelling terms for political judgment? How are we to build the knowledge needed to recognize and address important forms of harm when critical information is either not to be trusted or kept hidden? Rather than approach conspiratorial narrative as an irrational response to an obviously decipherable reality, Conspiracy/Theory identifies important affinities between conspiracy theory and critical theory. It recognizes the motivation people have—in their capacities as experts, theorists, and ordinary citizens—to search for patterns in events, to uncover what is covert and attend to dimensions of life that might be hiding in plain sight. If it seems strange that so many find themselves living in incommensurable, disorienting realities, the multidisciplinary contributors to Conspiracy/Theory explore how and why that came to be. AcTrade Review“In a time of increasing epistemic confusion, Joseph Masco and Lisa Wedeen brilliantly complicate the usual distinction between fact-based rationality and conspiracy theory by analyzing the infiltration of official disinformation into the public sphere and by exploring the blurred line between paranoid thinking and critical theory. Their book is an innovative and crucial contribution to the understanding of the politics of uncertainty and suspicion in contemporary societies.” -- Didier Fassin, Professor at the Collège de France and the Institute for Advanced Study“This brilliant collection envisions conspiracy theories anew. It not only showcases distinct conspiracies across global sites and time periods, but also petitions readers to examine their own investments in conspiratorial thinking. Conspiracy/Theory is a dazzling provocation and an important intervention.” -- Elisabeth R. Anker, author of * Ugly Freedoms *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Conspiracy/Theory / Joseph Masco and Lisa Weeden Part I. Organizing Fictions 1. Impasse and Genre in American Politics and Literature / George Shulman 37 2. Where Did AIDS Come from? / Lochlann Jain 61 3. A False Flag / Joseph Masco 81 4. Conspiracy Attunement and Context: The Case of the President’s Body / Elizabeth Anne Davis 104 5. Conspiracy, Theory, and the “Post-Truth” Public Sphere / Timothy Melley 127 Part II. Atmospheres of Doubt 6. On Certainty and the Question of Judgment / Lisa Wedeen 149 7. Resonant Apophenia / Susan Lepselter 174 8. The Play of Conspiracy in Plato’s Republic / Demetra Kasimis 190 9. An Economy of Suspicion: On the “Military-Civilian Divide” and the New American Militarism / Nadia Abu El-Haj 210 Part III. The Force of Capital 10. Conspiracies of Theory: Of Gold in the Shadow of Deindustrialization / Rosalind C. Morris 235 11. Adrian Piper and Alien Conspiracies of Bullying and Whistleblowing / Joseph Dumit 264 12. Humanitarian Profiteering in the Central African Republic as Conspiracy and Rumor / Louisa Lombard 291 13. Confessions of an Accused Conspiracy Theorist: The Financialization of Higher Education / Robert Meister 314 Part IV. The Politics of Enmity 14. Conspiracy and Its Curious Afterlives / Faith Hillis 341 15. Comedy of Terrors: National Security Fictions and the Origins of al-Qa‘ida / Darryl Li 362 16. After Muslims: Authority, Suspicion, and Secrecy in the Liberal Democratic State / Hussein Ali Agrama 386 17. Flame and Steel inside the Capitol / Kathleen Belew 409 Epilogue / Joseph Masco and Lisa Wedeen 425 Acknowledgments 435 References 437 Contributors 483 Index

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Book SynopsisAn inside look into why Millennials are rejecting careers in politics, and what this means for the future of America's political systemMillennials are often publically criticized for being apathetic about the American political process and their lack of interest in political careers. But what do millennials themselves have to say about the prospect of holding political office? Are they as uninterested in political issues and the future of the American political system as the media suggests?Out of the Running goes directly to the source and draws from extensive research, including over 50 interviews, with graduate students in elite institutions that have historically been a direct link for their graduates into state or federal elected office: Harvard Law, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and Boston's Suffolk University Law School. Shauna Shames, herself a young graduate of Harvard University, suggests that millennials are not uninterested; rather, they don't believe that a careerTrade ReviewShauna Shames is a young woman with a fire in her belly about young people leading in politics and the brains and tenacity to make it happen. This book is about what Shauna has been dedicated to for years, and I agree with her that it is the most important thing we can do to maintain and strengthen our democracy: Get diverse young people to run for office in great numbers. Buy it, read it, and buy at least ten more and send them to the young women and men you know. -- Marie C. Wilson,Honorary Founder and President Emerita, Ms. Foundation for Women; Founder, The White House ProjectThis is a remarkable, disciplined study of our country's future. Shauna Shames has spent years meticulously interviewing passionate, bright, eager Millennials to learn if they see politics and public service as a rewarding field. I'm stunned to learn they are fleeing the political arena, turned off by the high financial costs of running and even higher emotional costs of what has become a disrespected occupation. Some even doubt that government is the best medium for change. The best and the brightest of an entire generation are in danger of being lost to the democratic process. Further, those least likely to run are those we need most: women, especially women of color. Nevertheless, Shauna is optimistic and provides solutions. This book isn't just for academics--it's for everyone who loves our country. -- Donna Brazile,author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics

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Book SynopsisExamines the significant role of women in the conservative movementNotable for its radical conservative views, the Tea Party is progressive in one way that much of mainstream US politics is not: it has among its most vocal members not spokesmen but spokeswomen. Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Governor Nikki Haley, US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and many others are all prominent figureheads for the fiery and prominent political movement. Many major Tea Party organizations, such as the Tea Party Patriots, are led by women and women have been instrumental in founding new right wing organizations for women, such as Smart Girl Politics, with ties to the movement. In Tea Party Women, Melissa Deckman explores the role of women in creating and leading the movement and the greater significance of women's involvement in the Tea Party for our understanding of female political leadership and the future of women in the American Right. Through national-level public opinion data, observatiTrade ReviewTea Party Women delves deeply into how gender, ideology and activism intersect. Deckmans thorough and scrupulously researched account of why and how women have emerged as leaders of the Tea Party movement is essential reading for scholars of women and politics, interest groups, political parties, social movements and conservative politics. This accessible, yet comprehensive book, provides firsthand insights into how women have found their voices through conservative politics and what motivates them to promote Tea Party causes. The book is thematically timely, but will also stand the test of time, as it addresses enduring political questions of strategy, power and identity. -- Ronnee Schreiber,author of Righting Feminism: Conservative Women and American PoliticsToo often, the media's caricature of the Tea Party misses the mark on what this movement was all about and why so many women felt drawn to it. In Tea Party Women, Melissa Deckman actually speaks with women in the movement and digs into the data to provide a more nuanced picture of the reasons why the Tea Party attracted many American women. -- Kristen Soltis Anderson,author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading AmericaDeckman profiles some of the most vocal pro-women groups of the movement...A sharp...critical analysis of how the role of women in the rise of the tea party is affecting conservative political change. * Kirkus Reviews *In these times of political polarization, Deckman's work is a conduit to help us better listen to and understand the complexities of identities and the genealogies of political strategy, in order to see how 'they' define 'their interests. * Politics & Gender *[Recommended] to all of those who wish to understand why, how, to what endand with what impactwomen are involved in the Tea Party. * Sex Roles *

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Book SynopsisExamines the significant role of women in the conservative movementNotable for its radical conservative views, the Tea Party is progressive in one way that much of mainstream US politics is not: it has among its most vocal members not spokesmen but spokeswomen. Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Governor Nikki Haley, US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and many others are all prominent figureheads for the fiery and prominent political movement. Many major Tea Party organizations, such as the Tea Party Patriots, are led by women and women have been instrumental in founding new right wing organizations for women, such as Smart Girl Politics, with ties to the movement. In Tea Party Women, Melissa Deckman explores the role of women in creating and leading the movement and the greater significance of women's involvement in the Tea Party for our understanding of female political leadership and the future of women in the American Right. Through national-level public opinion data, observatiTrade Review"Tea Party Women delves deeply into how gender, ideology and activism intersect. Deckmans thorough and scrupulously researched account of why and how women have emerged as leaders of the Tea Party movement is essential reading for scholars of women and politics, interest groups, political parties, social movements and conservative politics. This accessible, yet comprehensive book, provides firsthand insights into how women have found their voices through conservative politics and what motivates them to promote Tea Party causes. The book is thematically timely, but will also stand the test of time, as it addresses enduring political questions of strategy, power and identity." -- Ronnee Schreiber,author of Righting Feminism: Conservative Women and American Politics"Too often, the media's caricature of the Tea Party misses the mark on what this movement was all about and why so many women felt drawn to it. In Tea Party Women, Melissa Deckman actually speaks with women in the movement and digs into the data to provide a more nuanced picture of the reasons why the Tea Party attracted many American women." -- Kristen Soltis Anderson,author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America"Deckman profiles some of the most vocal pro-women groups of the movement...A sharp...critical analysis of how the role of women in the rise of the tea party is affecting conservative political change." * Kirkus Reviews *"In these times of political polarization, Deckman's work is a conduit to help us better listen to and understand the complexities of identities and the genealogies of political strategy, in order to see how 'they' define 'their interests." * Politics & Gender *"[Recommended] to all of those who wish to understand why, how, to what endand with what impactwomen are involved in the Tea Party." * Sex Roles *

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Book SynopsisAn inside look into why Millennials are rejecting careers in politics, and what this means for the future of America's political systemMillennials are often publically criticized for being apathetic about the American political process and their lack of interest in political careers. But what do millennials themselves have to say about the prospect of holding political office? Are they as uninterested in political issues and the future of the American political system as the media suggests?Out of the Running goes directly to the source and draws from extensive research, including over 50 interviews, with graduate students in elite institutions that have historically been a direct link for their graduates into state or federal elected office: Harvard Law, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and Boston's Suffolk University Law School. Shauna Shames, herself a young graduate of Harvard University, suggests that millennials are not uninterested; rather, they don't believe that a careerTrade Review"Shauna Shames is a young woman with a fire in her belly about young people leading in politics and the brains and tenacity to make it happen. This book is about what Shauna has been dedicated to for years, and I agree with her that it is the most important thing we can do to maintain and strengthen our democracy: Get diverse young people to run for office in great numbers. Buy it, read it, and buy at least ten more and send them to the young women and men you know." -- Marie C. Wilson,Honorary Founder and President Emerita, Ms. Foundation for Women; Founder, The White House Project"This is a remarkable, disciplined study of our country's future. Shauna Shames has spent years meticulously interviewing passionate, bright, eager Millennials to learn if they see politics and public service as a rewarding field. I'm stunned to learn they are fleeing the political arena, turned off by the high financial costs of running and even higher emotional costs of what has become a disrespected occupation. Some even doubt that government is the best medium for change. The best and the brightest of an entire generation are in danger of being lost to the democratic process. Further, those least likely to run are those we need most: women, especially women of color. Nevertheless, Shauna is optimistic and provides solutions. This book isn't just for academics--it's for everyone who loves our country." -- Donna Brazile,author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics

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Book SynopsisMiddle Eastern Christians are often portrayed as a homogeneous, helpless group ever at the mercy of their Muslim enemies, a situation that only Western powers can remedy. The Politics of Persecution revisits this narrative with a critical eye.Table of Contents Introduction 1. Under Ottoman Rule 2. Religious Mobility 3. A Massacre on Mount Lebanon 4. Agents of Renaissance 5. Christian Zionism 6. The Road to Genocide 7. Minorities in Nation-States 8. A Catastrophe 9. Arab and Christian 10. A Turning Point 11. Petrodollars 12. Challenging Times Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThe citizen, a figure capable of self-government is both the political and the personal sense, is a central and enduring theme of political thought. The role of the citizen in the modern state was question raised persistently by French political theorists from Rousseau on, as they sought new principles of legitimacy to replace those of the ancient regime. Richard Vernon’s studies in this volume examine a series of moments in French political thought when the possibility and meaning of citizenship were called into question.Vernon considers the view held by Rousseau and later Durkheim that citizenship was sustained immediately by moral principles, a view that was criticized by others who refused any such identification of political and moral order. Vernon shows how this refusal governs, in different ways, the political thinking of theorists as diverse as Maistre, Proudhon, Tocqueville, Comte, Sorel, and Bergson. He explains why the idea of citizenship in its political se

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Book SynopsisIn 1931-2 the first organization of Canadian left-wing intellectuals was founded. Led by historian Frank Underhill of the University of Toronto and law professor and poet Frank Scott of McGill University, the League for Social Reconstruction was critical of industrial capitalism and called for basic social and economic change through educational activity and parliamentary and constitutional channels. In the first history of this unique organization Michiel Horn outlines the League's aims and accomplishments and its ideological influence on the CCF and the NDP. Initially, the LSR avoided the term 'socialism' and remained uncommitted to any political part, although its choice of J.S. Woodsworth as honorary president made its sympathies clear. When, not long after the LSR's establishment, the CCF was founded, many League members joined it. An attempt to link the LSR openly with the CCF failed, but the League soon became known as the CCF's 'brain trust,' and the manifesto and pro

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Book SynopsisWhen Sunflowers Bloomed Red provides a synopsis of a Kansas style of radical tradition and shows how the Great Plains agrarian movement transformed and coalesced with socialist and syndicalist political movements to influence politics and culture in the twentieth century and beyond. Trade Review"[When Sunflowers Bloomed Red] does important work in recovering Kansas radicalism beyond the populists and deserves a wide readership."—John W. McKerley, New Mexico Historical Review"The research shines through in this valuable body of work, which is a reminder of this overlooked story of socialism in the Sunflower State."—K. A. Mahajan, Chronicles of Oklahoma"When Sunflowers Bloomed Red is a welcome addition to the history of the American Midwest that should have appeal to students, scholars, and general readers."—Greg Hall, Annals of Iowa"When Sunflowers Bloomed Red is a carefully researched and thoughtfully written history of socialism in Kansas. It offers a model for understanding both the popularity of socialism in mid-America and the reasons why it ultimately failed to mount an effective challenge to industrial capitalism. Perhaps most importantly, the book serves as a reminder that the economic system so many Americans now see as natural was highly contested for much of the early twentieth century."—Michael Pierce, Missouri Historical Review"When Sunflowers Bloomed Red is bound to serve for years to come as an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers, and students interested in broadening their understanding of the immense impact that radical left-wing political movements had in Kansas in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."—Chase M. Billingham, Kansas History“R. Alton Lee and Steve Cox weave radical movements into an intricate web that reveals their vibrancy, their successes, and their failures. Ever a hotbed of radical thought and radical people, Kansas, often before the rest of the nation, embraced the equality of women, the need to organize and protect laborers and farmers, and the common sense of municipal ownership of utilities. When Sunflowers Bloomed Red gives Kansas its rightful place as a center of alternative thinking about democracy in these United States; it serves as both guide and inspiration.”—Thomas Fox Averill, professor emeritus of English, Washburn University of Topeka, and first director, Center for Kansas StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Capitalistic Socialist 2. The Empathetic Socialist 3. The Female Socialists 4. The Mining Socialists 5. The Successful Socialists 6. The Wobblies 7. The Losing Socialists 8. The Depression Radicals Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Shaken Authority, Christian P. Sorace examines the political mechanisms at work in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the broader ideological energies that drove them. Sorace takes Communist Party ideas and discourse as central to how that organization formulates policies, defines legitimacy, and exerts its power. Sorace argues that the Communist Party has never abandoned its conviction that discourse can shape the world and the people who inhabit it. Sorace also demonstrates how the Communist Party's planning apparatus continues to play a crucial role in engineering China's economy and market construction, especially in the countryside. Sorace takes a distinctive and original interpretive approach to understanding Chinese politics, and Shaken Authority demonstrates how Communist Party discourse and ideology influenced the official decisions and responses to the Sichuan earthquake. Sorace provides a clear view of the lived outcomes of Communist Trade ReviewAn excellent and detailed account of how the meaning of concepts and even of the single words of which they consist becomes tools of the [Chinese Communist Party] to advance its agenda and shape people’s habits of speech and disposition.... Reading Sorace’s account is truly interesting and worthwhile.... An incredibly rich account of how discourse and culture play an essential role in Chinese politics in general. The use of Chinese phrases—both in pinyin and Chinese characters for comparison in the glossary—is flawless, which also makes the book a great read and rich source of information for sinologists, native speakers, and anyone with interest in Chinese political language. * Journal of Chinese Political Science *This book would interest China scholars across the board, students of disaster politics, humanitarian NGO workers, and the informed public interested in China's West. Sorace's provoking research questions and detailed discourse analysis, along with the ethnographic case studies, contribute to the field of Chinese studies and political science by raising questions as to the shallowness of the dominant 'it's the economy, stupid' credo that had allegedly killed the ideology and political discourse, despite its indispensability to any complete analysis of contemporary Chinese politics. * The China Quarterly *Sorace's work provides important empirical correctives to several prevalent hypotheses of sociopolitical change in China after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.... Offers profound insights into how power works in China by grounding abstract Party discourse in concrete state practices. The author demonstrates how to conduct a good discourse analysis study by analyzing texts in their contexts, which requires extensive knowledge of the sociohistorical background of the data and a deep understanding of the theories revolving around the theme under study. * Pacific Affairs *Christian Sorace's book on the reconstruction after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake is an excellent study on Chinese communist ideology, governance and politics.... Sorace's book is robustly empirical, and its understanding of contemporary Chinese politics and the role of ideology is theoretically significant. It is easy to agree with Sorace's main argument that ideology is very much present in the way the party makes its decisions even today, and scholars would do well not to neglect the influence of ideology on the way policies are formulated, implemented, and propagated in China. * china information *With his detailed knowledge of the politics of Sichuan, and his ability to integrate specific policies into broader ideological formations, [Sorace] has demonstrated the vital insights that can be gained through analysing the Communist Party on its own terms. * The PRC History Group *Sorace's work is not only impressive in its skill; it is also powerful in its implications. He lays bare how much central government rhetoric shapes reality in such a way to mask, suppress, or warp others' lived experience. * The Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The Communist Party's Miracle2. Party Spirit Made Flesh3. Blood Transfusion, Generation, and Anemia4. The Utopia of Urban Planning5. The Mirage of Development6. The Ideological Pursuit of EcologyConclusion

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Book SynopsisIn Raised under Stalin, Seth Bernstein shows how Stalin's regime provided young people with opportunities as members of the Young Communist League or Komsomol even as it surrounded them with violence, shaping socialist youth culture and socialism more broadly through the threat and experience of war. Informed by declassified materials from post-Soviet archives, as well as films, memoirs, and diaries by and about youth, Raised under Stalin explains the divided status of youth for the Bolsheviks: they were the new people who would someday build communism, the potential soldiers who would defend the USSR, and the hooligans who might undermine it from within. Bernstein explains how, although Soviet revolutionary youth culture began as the preserve of proletarian activists, the Komsomol transformed under Stalin to become a mass organization of moral education; youth became the targets of state repression even as Stalin's regime offered them the opportunity to participate inTrade ReviewSeth Bernstein provides a needed analysis of the history of the Komsomol. * Slavic Review *Raised under Stalin will appeal to scholars interested in youth culture, mobilization regimes, and the interwar period in Europe. * Journal of Modern History *Despite my criticism, this book is a good, although Russian-centered, contribution to the recent debates about the role of the Soviet Komsomol in the history of Soviet youth culture. * Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *This is a thought-provoking book and the author's new archival research both clarifies and develops the academic literature. * Europe-Asia Studies *Bernstein's study... offers a compelling picture of how young men and (to a lesser extent) women became participants in and symbols of Stalin's revolution. [H]is study will appeal to scholars and students of Stalinism as well as those interested in youth organizations in the authoritarian states of the 1930s—or of the twenty-first century. * American Historical Review *[T]his is a very effective work... Bernstein weaves together archival records of leadership meetings with vignettes from ordinary members with analytical and narrative clarity. I strongly recommend this work to scholars interested in early Soviet social and cultural history, as well as scholars working on youth culture more broadly. * Journal of Contemporary History *Raised under Stalin expands our understanding of this period by bringing together issues of gender, youth, defense and the personal and political relationships that were formed in the Komsomol's ranks. * The Russian Review *Seth Bernstein has made an important contribution to the growing body of scholarship on the Communist Youth League (Komsomol) and Soviet youth more generally. It is a thorough, balanced, and sophisticated study, written in clear and accessible language. Not only specialists in Soviet history, but also scholars of youth and even advanced undergraduates will read it to great benefit. * Canadian-American Slavic Studies *Raised Under Stalin is a well-written account of how millions of Soviet youth were both organized and trained, mobilized and repressed. Bernstein's book is excellent reading for anyone interested in regime-youth relationships, youth organizations, ideologies of youth, the Stalin-era USSR, and World War II from the Soviet perspective. * The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Note on Conventions Introduction 1. Youth in the Stalin Revolution 2. Cultural Revolution from Above 3. Class Dismissed? 4. The Great Terror as a Moral Panic 5. The Rehabilitation of Young Communists 6. A Mass Youth Organization 7. Paramilitary Training on the Eve of War 8. Youth at War Conclusion Appendix of Tables Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn School of Europeanness, Dace Dzenovska argues that Europe's political landscape is shaped by a fundamental tension between the need to exclude and the requirement to profess and institutionalize the value of inclusion. Nowhere, Dzenovska writes, is this tension more glaring than in the former Soviet Republics.Using Latvia as a representative case, School of Europeanness is a historical ethnography of the tolerance work undertaken in that country as part of postsocialist democratization efforts. Dzenovska contends that the collapse of socialism and the resurgence of Latvian nationalism gave this Europe-wide logic new life, simultaneously reproducing and challenging it. Her work makes explicit what is only implied in the 1977 Kraftwerk song, Europe Endless: hierarchies prevail in European public and political life even as tolerance is touted by politicians and pundits as one of Europe's chief virtues.School of Europeanness shows how postCold War lTrade ReviewDzenovska employs a deceptively simple, yet illuminating, tool for her study of the well-worn subject matter of the last thirty years of Latvia's political and social relations.... her masterful book belongs on the shelves of academics from many disciplines. * Slavonic and East European Review *Dzenovska's critique is worth bearing in mind as increased migration has led to arise in right-wing nativism in Europe and the United States. * Foreign Affairs *Dzenovska's ethnographically rich discussions show how nationalism and a liberal form of statism are also intertwined in identifying and disciplining subjects who are not-yet European enough, in the context of a Europeanizing Latvia. The conceptually driven analyses provide larger insights beyond Latvia for anyone working on liberal values, nationalism and the minority question in Europe. * PoLAR *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Pride and Shame 2. The State People and Their Minorities 3. Knowing Subjects and Partial Understandings 4. Building Up and Tearing Down 5. Language Sacred and Language Injurious 6. Repression and Redemption Epilogue Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisActivists in Transition examines the relationship between social movements and democratization in Indonesia. Collectively, progressive social movements have played a critical role over in ensuring that different groups of citizens can engage directly inand benefit fromthe political process in a way that was not possible under authoritarianism. However, their individual roles have been different, with some playing a decisive role in the destabilization of the regime and others serving as bell-weathers of the advancement, or otherwise, of Indonesia''s democracy in the decades since. Equally important, democratization has affected social movements differently depending on the form taken by each movement during the New Order period. The book assesses the contribution that nine progressive social movements have made to the democratization of Indonesia since the late 1980s, and how, in turn, each of those movements has been influenced by democratization.Trade ReviewActivists in Transition is an excellent and empirically rich volume that fills in the existing gap in the scholarship of social movement and democratic transition, which is of interest to Indonesian studies, Asian studies, and comparative politics scholars alike. * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations and Terms Introduction: Social Movements and Democratization in Indonesia, by Thushara Dibley and Michele Ford 1. Student Movements and Indonesia's Democratic Transition, by Yatun Sastramidjaja 2. Democratization and Indonesia's Anticorruption Movement, by Elisabeth Kramer 3. Indonesia's Labor Movement and Democratization, by Teri L. Caraway and Michele Ford 4. Movements for Land Rights in Democratic Indonesia, by Iqra Anugrah 5. Urban Poor Activism and Political Agency in Post–New Order Jakarta, by Ian Wilson 6. Reformasi and the Decline of Liberal Islam, by Greg Fealy 7. The Women's Movement and Indonesia's Transition to Democracy, by Rachel Rinaldo 8. The Unfulfilled Promise of Democracy: Lesbian and Gay Activism in Indonesia, by Hendri Wijaya and Sharyn Graham Davies 9. Democratization and Disability Activism in Indonesia, by Thushara Dibley Conclusion: Social Movements, Patronage Democracy, and Populist Backlash in Indonesia, by Edward Aspinall List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisActivists in Transition examines the relationship between social movements and democratization in Indonesia. Collectively, progressive social movements have played a critical role over in ensuring that different groups of citizens can engage directly inand benefit fromthe political process in a way that was not possible under authoritarianism. However, their individual roles have been different, with some playing a decisive role in the destabilization of the regime and others serving as bell-weathers of the advancement, or otherwise, of Indonesia''s democracy in the decades since. Equally important, democratization has affected social movements differently depending on the form taken by each movement during the New Order period. The book assesses the contribution that nine progressive social movements have made to the democratization of Indonesia since the late 1980s, and how, in turn, each of those movements has been influenced by democratization.Trade ReviewActivists in Transition is an excellent and empirically rich volume that fills in the existing gap in the scholarship of social movement and democratic transition, which is of interest to Indonesian studies, Asian studies, and comparative politics scholars alike. * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations and Terms Introduction: Social Movements and Democratization in Indonesia, by Thushara Dibley and Michele Ford 1. Student Movements and Indonesia's Democratic Transition, by Yatun Sastramidjaja 2. Democratization and Indonesia's Anticorruption Movement, by Elisabeth Kramer 3. Indonesia's Labor Movement and Democratization, by Teri L. Caraway and Michele Ford 4. Movements for Land Rights in Democratic Indonesia, by Iqra Anugrah 5. Urban Poor Activism and Political Agency in Post–New Order Jakarta, by Ian Wilson 6. Reformasi and the Decline of Liberal Islam, by Greg Fealy 7. The Women's Movement and Indonesia's Transition to Democracy, by Rachel Rinaldo 8. The Unfulfilled Promise of Democracy: Lesbian and Gay Activism in Indonesia, by Hendri Wijaya and Sharyn Graham Davies 9. Democratization and Disability Activism in Indonesia, by Thushara Dibley Conclusion: Social Movements, Patronage Democracy, and Populist Backlash in Indonesia, by Edward Aspinall List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe decidedly persuasive thesis of The Vanishing Tradition is that what is and is not permissible in conservative circles has been inverted since [Russell] Kirk's day. * The Catholic World Report *[Paul E. Gottfried] long has been considered by serious right-wing thinkers to be the foremost authority on the subject; both its "neo" and "paleo" varieties. The book provides key insights into political developments since [the mid-1960s]. * American Greatness *Many conservatives sense they're being had. And the conservative noticing the most is political philosopher Paul Gottfried. Sam Francis used to say that the conservative movement isn't conserving anything and it's not moving anywhere. The Vanishing Tradition, a collection written by and for individualists, presents sensible ways both to conserve and move. * The American Conservative *Gottfried and his essayists succeed in providing, with compelling insight, a valuable renewal to readers' understanding of what conservatism has come to mean today. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Right in Changing Perspective 1. The Big Conservatism and the American Exceptionalism 2. The Significance of the M. E. Bradford Affair 3. The Tory Right and the American Conservative Movement: Parallel Universes? 4. Who Funds Conservatism, Inc.? 5. Imagination and Its Failures: The Struggle of a Conservative American Foreign Policy 6. The Contradictions of Catholic Neoconservatism 7. Trump, Neoconservatives, and the Misrepresentation of the American Founding 8. Why the Alt Right Is Not Going Anywhere (Regardless of What We Call It) 9. The Unwanted Southern Conservative 10. Republican Voters and Conservative Ideology 11. Afterword: The Never-Ending Purges

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Book SynopsisBowling for Communism illuminates how civic life functioned in Leipzig, East Germany''s second-largest city, on the eve of the 1989 revolution by exploring acts of urban ingenuity amid catastrophic urban decay. Andrew Demshuk profiles the creative activism of local communist officials who, with the help of scores of volunteers, constructed a palatial bowling alley without Berlin''s knowledge or approval. In a city mired in disrepair, civic pride overcame resentment against a regime loathed for corruption, Stasi spies, and the Berlin Wall.Reconstructing such episodes through interviews and obscure archival materials, Demshuk shows how the public sphere functioned in Leipzig before the fall of communism. Hardly detached or inept, local officials worked around centralized failings to build a more humane city. And hardly disengaged, residents turned to black-market construction to patch up their surroundings.Because such urban ingenuity was premised on weakness in tTrade ReviewBowling for Communism approaches the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in a way that few other scholarly works do. While Demshuk's analysis does much to bring into question the totalitarian model when applied to the GDR, it also effectively describes how poorly run East Germany actually was. * Choice *Assembled from an impressive wealth of archival and oral sources, Bowling for Communism demonstrates that there remain many more interpretive and conceptual angles from which to tackle some of the big questions about state and society relationships in the late GDR. [T]his is a rich and innovative study that will provide a number of helpful points of departure for future studies of the urban history of Late Socialism. * German History *Thanks to its nuanced analysis, multi-dimensional outlook and highly original analystical framework developed throughout the monograph, Bowling for Communism will be of interest not only to specialists in German history but to a wide array of researchers who wish to enrich their understanding of social and political change in socialist societies. * EURASIAN GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS *Overall, this is a fascinating multifaceted book which explores an often overlooked aspect of urban informality in late Communism. * SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW *Demshuk's argument is a powerful reminder that politics is only a small part of the wider context that shapes how people live. * Survival: Global politics and strategy *Andrew Demshuk offer[s] stimulating analyses based on empirically rich case studies that will be of interest to scholars of East–West German histories and the transformation of rural and urban spaces alike. * German Historical Institute London Bulletin *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Can Leipzig Still Be Saved? 1. Survival and Despair in Dystopia 2. Urban Ingenuity in the System 3. Utopian Visions in 1988 4. Urban Ingenuity Underground 5. The City as Stage in Revolution Epilogue: Continuities in "the Saved City"

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Book SynopsisThe Neoliberal Republic traces the corrosive effects of the revolving door between public service and private enrichment on the French state and its ability to govern and regulate the private sector. Casting a piercing light on this circulation of influence among corporate lawyers and others in the French power elite, Antoine Vauchez and Pierre France analyze how this dynamic, a feature of all Western democracies, has developed in concert with the rise of neoliberalism over the past three decades. Based on interviews with dozens of public officials in France and a unique biographical database of more than 200 civil-servants-turned-corporate-lawyers, The Neoliberal Republic explores how the always-blurred boundary between public service and private interests has been critically compromised, enabling the transformation of the regulatory state into either an ineffectual bystander or an active collaborator in the privatization of public welfare. The cumulative effecTrade ReviewBased on interviews with dozens of public officials in France and a biographical database of more than 200 civil-servants-turned-corporate-lawyers, the book explores how the always-blurred boundary between public service and private interests has been critically compromised, enabling the transformation of the regulatory state into either an ineffectual bystander or an active collaborator in the privatization of public welfare. * Journal of Consumer Policy *Antoine Vauchez and Pierre France's The Neoliberal Republic sheds a new and fascinating light on the rise of neoliberalism around the world. Through an unprecedented empirical study of what could be dubbed the "Paris corporate-state bar," Vauchez and France confront a blind spot that permeates both the US sociology of the legal profession and Pierre Bourdieu's field theory: the nexus between the state, businesses, and legal fields. * Law & Social Inquiry *Vauchez and France's book provides an illuminating portrait of what a neoliberal regime looks like and lifts the hood on it so that the curious reader can see what makes the engine run. Business law, it turns out, is the lubricant that oils the machine. * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. In-between the Public and the Private: The New Lawyering Business 2. The Public-Private Foundations of the Neoliberal State 3. The Hollowing Out of the Public Interest 4. A Black Hole in Democracy? Conclusion: On the "Public Spirited-ness" of the State

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Book SynopsisDaniel Soyer''s history of the Liberal Party of New York State, Left in the Center, shows the surprising relationship between Democratic Socialism and mainstream American politics.Beginning in 1944 and lasting until 2002, the Liberal Party offered voters an ideological seal of approval and played the role of strategic kingmaker in the electoral politics of New York State. The party helped elect presidents, governors, senators, and mayors, and its platform reflected its founders'' social democratic principles. In practical politics, the Liberal Party''s power resided in its capacity to steer votes to preferred Democrats or Republicans with a reasonable chance of victory. This uneasy balance between principle and pragmatism, which ultimately proved impossible to maintain, is at the heart of the dramatic political story presented in Left in the Center.The Liberal Party, the longest-lived of New York''s small parties, began as a means forTrade ReviewIn Left in the Center, Daniel Soyer offers an extensively sourced and detailed history of the party's founding, growth, shifting ideologies, and eventual demise in the early 2000s. * The Hudson River Valley Review *Daniel Hudson's book on the Liberal Party of New York is a gift to students of New York State politics, whether at the academy of in the political arena. Simply put, this historical work is useful today on many fronts. It shows struggles and successes, aspirations and realities, power and influence, greed and generosity. * Hudson River Valley Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Liberal Party and the Rise and Fall of Pragmatic Social Democracy 1. Labor Politics in New York 2. "Fighting Liberals" at the Polls 3. New Deal Legacy at the Crossroads 4. A "Year-Round Party" 5. Cold War Liberalism in City, State, and Nation 6. Liberal Crusades and Backroom Deals 7. New Frontiers 8. Liberal Victory and Liberalism in Turmoil 9. Wars in Vietnam and at Home 10. The End of the Rose Era 11. Not Liberal, Not a Party Postscript: The Afterlife of the Liberal Party

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Book SynopsisIn Among Women across Worlds, Suzy Kim explores the transnational connections between North Korean women and the global women''s movement. Asian women, especially communists, are often depicted as victims of a patriarchal state. Kim challenges this view through extensive archival research, revealing that North Korean women asserted themselves from the late 1940s to 1975, before the Korean War began and up to the UN''s International Women''s Year.Kim centers on North Korea and the East to present a new genealogy of the global women''s movement. Women of the Korean Democratic Women''s Union (KDWU), part of the global left women''s movement led by the Women''s International Democratic Federation (WIDF), argued that family and domestic issues should be central to both national and international debates. They highlighted the connections between race, nationality, sex, and class in systems of exploitation. Their intersectional program proclaimed no peaceTrade ReviewAmong Women across Worlds is a significant addition to the history of socialist women in North Korea in relation to global women's movements for peace and national and social liberation. In the same vein as Chandra Talpade Mohanty's criticism of Western representations of Third-World women as a homogeneous group of victims trapped by culture, Kim challenges the conventional understanding of North Korean women as victims of a monolithic state system and Confucianism-influenced patriarchy. She instead demonstrates their diversity and agency, in many ways liberating them from patriarchal oppression in which women are assigned the same simplistic designation. * Acta Koreana *Suzy Kim's book Among Women across Worlds is a tour de force that will upend the long-standing silence about the vibrant complexity of Marxist feminisms that has pervaded scholarship on the transnational women's movement. Asian history, women's history and international relations scholars may be surprised to learn about the leadership of left women from the Global South to anticolonial and feminist global networks in the second half of the twentieth century. Kim's book ensures we cannot overlook these remarkable women entirely. * Journal of Social History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Decolonial Genealogies Part 1: War and Peace 1. Women Against the Korean War 2. Anti-Imperialist Struggle for a Just Peace Part 2: Third World Rising 3. Struggle Between Two Lines 4. Women's Work Is Never Done Part 3: Cultural Revolutions 5. Aesthetics of Everyday Folk 6. Communist Women Around the World Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives?, Nathan W. Schlueter and Nikolai G. Wenzel present a lively debate over the essential questions that divide two competing political philosophies. Wenzel—a libertarian who believes the state should be restricted to protecting life, liberty, and property—and Schlueter—a conservative who thinks the state has a larger role to play in protecting public welfare, safety, and morals—explore the fundamental similarities and differences between their respective positions. Over a series of point-counterpoint chapters, they lay out the essential tenets of their own stances, critiquing the other. This engaging dialogue introduces readers to the foundations of each political philosophy. To vividly illustrate the diverging principles underlying conservatism and libertarianism, the authors explore three different hot-button case studies: marriage, immigration, and education. Compact, accessible, and complete with suggestions for further reading, Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives? is an ideal teaching tool that places these two political perspectives in fruitful dialogue with one another.Trade Review"The American ethos is rooted in classical liberalism, which forms the foundation for modern conservatives, libertarians, welfare liberals—and their enduring debates. This dialogue between a conservative political philosopher and a libertarian economist illuminates the common ground and the profound disagreements among people who share a common heritage."—David Boaz, Executive Vice President, Cato Institute, and author of The Libertarian Mind"Schlueter and Wenzel explore the conflict and kinship between conservatism and libertarianism with a degree of scholarship that shames the thin 'debate' foisted upon Americans by so many talking heads. Their tenor of mutual respect sets a benchmark for future meetings—or brawls—between our two tribes. Whether or not there can ever be a fusion of these philosophies, their shared appreciation for free people and free markets provides much common ground upon which we might cooperate to preserve our traditions and our liberty."—Jim DeMint, President, The Heritage Foundation"American conservatism now faces a crack-up and realignment. Polls and pundits shouldn't decide its future, but rather a serious reflection on justice and the common good. Enter Wenzel and Schlueter's new book. Their arguments are rich and learned, clear and engaging. Whether they are discussing high principles or real-life applications, these authors never shirk the task of good political philosophy: wise judgment. This is a guide for students, activists, thought leaders, and public servants alike." —Robert P. George, Princeton University"Schlueter and Wenzel's intriguing book provides not only a useful primer on two distinct political theories, but also a compelling model for how thoughtful individuals can engage in respectful debate despite their deep disagreements. This timely title will help readers see why the longstanding, but uneasy, alliance between conservatives and libertarians is now under threat."—Jason Brennan, Georgetown University and author of Against DemocracyTable of ContentsIntroduction One: What Is Conservatism? Two: What Is Libertarianism? Three: What's Wrong with Conservatism: A Reply to Schlueter Four: What's Wrong with Libertarianism: A Reply to Wenzel Five: Libertarian Case Studies Six: Conservative Case Studies Seven: A Conservative's Conclusion (Schlueter) Eight: A Libertarian's Conclusion (Wenzel)

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Book SynopsisA new American creed has reconstructed the social contract. Generations from 1890 to 1940 took for granted that citizenship entailed voting, volunteering, religiosity, and civic consciousness. Conspicuously, the WWII generation introduced collectivist notions of civic obligations—but such obligations have since become regarded as options. In this book, David H. Kamens takes this basic shift as his starting point for exploring numerous trends in American political culture from the 1930s to the present day. Drawing on and synthesizing an enormous array of primary and secondary materials, Kamens examines the critical role of macro social changes, such as the growth and expansion of government and education, often in response to the emergence of globalization. From these tectonic shifts erupted numerous ripple effects, such as the decline of traditional citizen values, the rise of individualism, loss of trust in institutions, anti-elitism, and dramatic political polarization. In this context, antagonism to government as an enemy of personal freedom grew, creating a space for populist movements to blossom, unrestrained by traditional political parties. Beyond painting a comprehensive picture of our current political landscape, Kamens offers an invaluable archive documenting the steps that got us here. Trade Review"Kamens provides an impressive depiction of historic American political culture – individualist and anti-statist – as explaining current public crises and conflicts. From this point of view, the contemporary scene is less exceptional than the period of mobilized consensus from the 1930s through the '80s. This creative book will be of great interest to those thinking about the future of American democracy, especially as globalization disconnects empowered individuals from the responsibilities and constraints of citizenship." -- John W. Meyer, Professor Emeritus of Sociology * Stanford University *"In the tradition of Tocqueville, Almond and Verba, and Lipset, David Kamens provides a sweeping analysis of the U.S. polity, paying special attention to its distinctive development from the 1930s and the distinctive predicament it is in today. The book is masterfully crafted and urgently needed at this moment of harrowing political crisis." -- David John Frank, Professor of Sociology * University of California, Irvine *"A New American Creed is so rich in data and original insights—of which this review can barely scratch the surface—that it should be required reading for every officeholder, candidate, and voter interested in understanding the current political climate, how we got here, and whether the situation is reparable." -- Karen Lyon * The Hill Rag *"[Kamens'] conclusions are sobering, to say the least. He worries about the rise of individualism and whether it can coexist with a stable and viable political community....Can [US political parties] manage polarization and provide stability to the political system? Kamens offers little hope that they can. Recommended." -- E. C. Sands * CHOICE> *"A New American Creed: The Eclipse of Citizenship and Rise of Populism provides a sophisticated analysis of a fundamental issue of our times – the nature of contemporary American democracy. Kamens makes an unparalleled case for understanding prominent features of recent decades, such as the rise of populism and nativism, as emerging in part due to long-term cultural and institutional changes at national and global levels. He reminds us that the reconstruction of the individual actor as the primary focus of social, political, and economic action facilitates, on the one hand, the expansion of civil rights to historically marginalized groups, but, on the other hand, simultaneously undercuts the emergence of a strong welfare state and allows for massive inequality. This theoretically innovative and well-argued book is a must-read for anyone interested in the present and future of American democracy." -- Patricia Bromley, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education * Stanford University *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Introduction chapter abstractThe book argues that global events of the 1930s and the following decades temporarily suspended key elements of the American creed. The role of government became enlarged and a regulated capitalism emerged. The decades of the post–1960s witnessed a reaction to these changes. An expanded education system legitimated a surge in individualism and a decline in citizen obligations. Emphasis on individual rights swelled, and individual responsibilities became options. Fear of government as an enemy of individual freedoms also grew. These developments were the seeds out of which social and political polarization later grew. They also provided support for intensified anti-elitism and its political offspring—anti-establishment populism. 2The United States in Comparative Perspective chapter abstractThis chapter surveys the elements of the traditional American creed. It is the narrative of a frontier society that deemphasizes diversity of opinion and culture. In its place this ethos imagines that all legitimate citizens share a diffuse religion called the American way. In this depiction this common belief system is the glue that holds society together society in lieu of a strong state. It places a high value on conformity, though equality of all citizens and individualism are also parts of the creed. This folk culture supports populism as a political philosophy and source of political action, anti-intellectualism and anti-scientific attitudes, and exclusion of those who do not share this folk culture. Yet it provides staunch support for deregulated capitalism and technological innovation. This chapter shows with comparative public opinion data that U.S. political culture continues to be different from that of other wealthy democracies. 3The Embedded State chapter abstractThis chapter argues that American government is more embedded in society than European democracies. This means that the boundaries between state and civil society are weaker in the United States. This form of populist democracy compels government officials to bargain with citizen groups over policy. This feature helps account for the rapidity with which American society can mobilize policy and resources if there is a popular consensus for change. The same feature also allows for rapid demobilization once popular interest has waned or when the public mood changes. Politicians avoid legitimacy crises by using a form of decision making that produces consensus but gives less weight to cost control and the evaluation of outcomes. Congress passes legislation with broad goals. Decision makers in regulatory agencies must then interpret the statutes and formulate the working rules and outcomes. Cost control and evaluation of outcomes fall by the wayside in this process. 4The Collectivist Moment chapter abstractThe argument of this chapter is that the Great Depression of the 1930s initiated a period of suspension of the classic American creed. Suddenly government became legitimate as a collective actor in the struggle against a major economic catastrophe. But its form did not change. The center distributed resources and new authority to local governments. The federal government did not centralize policy control because of the preferences of Southern Democrats. The 1950s continued this process with the growth of the national security state and the threat of the Cold War. The perception of external threats also acted as a check on populism during this period. 5The Liberal Activist Society chapter abstractThe optimism of the 1950s led to resurgence of two key elements of the American creed: individualism and deregulated capitalism. Two movements developed around these themes. First, movements pushing for the extension of individual rights and freedoms resurfaced. Second, business groups began the fight against a regulated economy. Liberals supporting the first agenda pushed for more government spending to expand the welfare state and education. The idea of the knowledge society was born. Supporting education and the expansion of universities and science became legitimate government responsibilities. Government funding for them soared. Civil society responded by backing social movements pushing for the extension of individual rights. But support for government expansion became contentious among business groups and conservatives. Opposition to this plank of liberalism was growing. 6The Intensification of Individualism and the Displacement of Citizenship chapter abstractThis chapter argues that the individual has become the main social construct of society. Its significance displaces the idea of citizenship, which includes a variety of obligations as well as rights. Becoming educated has become the major responsibility of children and parents. Education is now the secular religion of society and the way to produce rational and moral individuals. One result is to reduce the charisma and authority of many institutions and to confer it on educated individuals. This transformation of authority in society has paved the way for radical forms of populism based on generalized anti-elitism. 7The Growth of Big Government and the Conservative Counterattack chapter abstractThis chapter argues that government growth produced a backlash from those who saw it as an attack on a key feature of the American creed: the hegemony of capitalism in America. The chapter describes the decline of the liberal state and the growing unwillingness of political elites to fund it. Business elites fought the regulated capitalism of the postwar period by mobilizing politically. These attacks escalated and focused on starving government of funds both by cutting taxes, particularly on business and the wealthy, and by refusing to borrow money to finance government projects. They successfully revived that part of the American creed that supported individual freedom to thrive through their own economic efforts. The chapter also describes key changes in society that result from an expanded state. 8The Breakup of the Postwar Order chapter abstractThis chapter describes the dissent that emerged in the post–1960s era. It argues that conflict grew around two elements of the American creed: the extension of individual freedoms and rights that was occurring and government regulation of capitalism. These splits produced four separate political cultures that neither political party has been able to contain. Two majoritarian positions have emerged: majorities favor the extension of civil rights and freedoms to many, and majorities favor less regulation of capitalism and the economy. But there are strong minorities who dissent from both these positions. Moral conservatives and the religious have reservations on many issues such as abortion and homosexuality. On the other hand, people who define themselves as progressives argue for more regulation of industry and the economy, such as pollution regulations and worker rights. Political entrepreneurs and the media have seized on these issues and have produced a more polarized society. 9The Intensification of Populism and the Declining Legitimacy of Elites chapter abstractThis chapter argues that the new populism castigates all elites in society as illegitimate. It has arisen and become successful because of two major changes in American society. First, the intensification of individualism has transferred authority to individuals and undermined that of elites in society. Second, the breakdown of the center and the failure of both parties to deal with economic and other problems has opened up space for radical alternatives to flourish. The chapter discusses the types of populism that emerge and the way that economic and cultural discourse becomes connected to intensify populist antagonism to particular sets of others. 10From Consensus to Culture Wars chapter abstractThis chapter notes that local community politics is much less polarized than the national political debate. This fact suggests that it is national institutions that are responsible for the new politics of polarization. The chapter discusses the sources of this change: (1) the changing trajectories of the political parties, (2) deregulation of the national media, and (3) the increasing importance of social media as megaphones of extremism. 11Conclusion chapter abstractThis chapter discusses three issues raised by the book: (1) whether individualism can be the basis for national solidarity, (2) the future of the current polarization of politics, and (3) populism and its future. It presents several different possibilities and cautions that these futures will be determined by both what happens in the United States and the fate of globalization itself.

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