Public affairs / Lobbying Books
HarperCollins Publishers Inc American Identity in Crisis Notes from an
Book SynopsisA trailblazing activist’s passionate and incisive look at why she started a movement to ensure that 26 million Americans have access to the IDs they need to escape poverty and live healthy and productive livesAmerican Identity in Crisis weaves together three remarkable stories: the making of an activist in the wake of the 2016 presidential election; the fight against the onerous rules that are being used to keep vulnerable and targeted populations from participating in all facets of American life -from obtaining jobs and housing to going to the polls- and how we can solve a problem that impacts millions of American adults.Kat Calvin ties all of these threads together in profound ways. In American Identity in Crisis, she takes us on a cross-country tour as she and her team uncover one of the biggest secrets in America and learn how to solve it. We meet veterans, the unhoused, and senior citizens, and learn the story of the fierce advocate who insists on recognizing their humanity and seeing them as souls who are resilient and striving for change. Told in a voice that is strong and vulnerable; funny and fearless, confident and self-deprecating, American Identity in Crisis is a defense of human dignity and everyone’s right to have access to the pursuit of happiness.
£21.74
Russell Sage Foundation AltLabor and the New Politics of Workers Rights
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£38.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Government Deals are Funded Not Sold
Book SynopsisAs identified by Bloomberg Government, the best-performing federal contractors all lobby Congress. We might guess that intuitively. The common perception of Washington, DC, as an insider''s game, persists, and it makes sense that the winners lobby. However, focusing only on best-performing contractors limits the view of what unfolds through congressional lobbying or, more importantly, could unfold for even more companiesif they only recognized that they also have access to Congress. The tools of congressional influence are available to every company, yet the overwhelming majority of federal contractors eschew the opportunity to lobby Congress. Sadly, it's not just that companies often don't know how. It's worse; they don't know why lobbying Congress can be helpful.Defense represents the most significant portion of the federal budget annually reviewed and approved by Congress. As such, it''s a valuable case study to understand what may contribute to a concentration of wTable of ContentsChapter 1: Why the Federal Sale is More About Funding than Selling Chapter 2: Lobbying Chapter 3: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Chapter 4: Outcomes Chapter 5: Investment Chapter 6: Experience or Expertise—Time vs. Competence Chapter 7: Lobbying Compliance Chapter 8: Size and Type of Business Chapter 9: The Polarities of Democracy—Applying a Theoretical Lens Chapter 10: Integrating Lobbying into Your Plan Chapter 11: Case Studies Epilogue: Business Tips for Any Executive
£26.99
Westholme Publishing The Timepiece from Gouldtown: An Initiation Into
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£26.25
Monash University Publishing Courting Power: Law, Democracy & the Public
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£13.29
S&s/Simon Element Rage Baking: The Transformative Power of Flour,
Book SynopsisThe ?political cookbook that has the food world buzzing? (Forbes, Editors? Pick) features 50+ recipes, short essays, interviews, and quotes from some of the best bakers, activists, and outspoken women in our country today.The 2016 election. The January 6th insurrection. Impeachment, twice. The overturning of Roe v. Wade. For many women, baking now has a new meaning. It?s an outlet for expressing our feelings about the current state of American politics and culture. It?s a way to deal with our stress and anxiety, and, yes, rage and fury. Rage Baking offers more than 50 cookie, cake, tart, and pie recipes?with beautiful photography by Jerelle Guy?to help vent these emotions. And it goes further. Inside you?ll find inspirational essays, reflections, and interviews with well-known bakers and impassioned feminists and activists to help motivate you to act and organize in your communities. Be inspired with recipes, such as: -Oatmeal Cookies from Ruth Reichl -Lemon Bars from Vallery Lomas -Swedish Visiting Cake from Dorie Greenspan -Rum Raisin Brownies from Julia Turshen -Root Beer Cake with Chocolate?Root Beer Glaze from Carla Hall -Classic Southern Pecan Pie from Cecile Richards -Almond and Chocolate Leche Cake from Pati Jinich -Chocolate Cherry Biscotti from Grace Young -And essays, interviews, and poetry by Ani DiFranco, Jennifer Finey Boylan, Elle Simone, Hali Bey Ramdene, and Von Diaz, among others. ?Timely? (The New York Times), fun, and creative, this cookbook speaks to a wide range of bakers who are looking for new ways to use their sweetest skills to combine food and activism. Rage Baking brings women together with humor and passion to defend, resist, and protest. PROCEEDS OF THIS BOOK GO TO EMILY?S LIST TO SUPPORT WOMEN CANDIDATES.
£19.99
Jan Thorbecke Verlag Atom. Strom. Protest.: 50 Jahre Wyhl Und Anderswo
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£21.25
Fingerprint! Publishing The Constitution of India
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£13.49
Academic Studies Press Empowering Women in Russia: Activism, Aid, and
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 2007, based on research conducted during 1996-1998, Julie Hemment’s engrossing study traces the development encounter through interactions between international foundation and Russian women’s groups during a decade of transformation. Prohibited from organizing independently under state socialism, women’s groups became a focus of attention in the post-Soviet period for foundations eager to promote participatory democracy, but the vision of the civil society that emerged (the “third sector”) was far from what Russian activists envisioned or what donor agencies promised. Drawing on ethnographic methods and participatory action research (PAR), Hemment tells the story of her introduction to and growing collaboration with members of the group Zhenskii Svet in the provincial city of Tver’. Her account offers an ethnographic perspective on the decade of the 1990s and the terrain of women’s independent organizing at that time – the openings, the sense of possibility these activists experienced, as well as the challenges they encountered.
£25.95
