Viewing leadership as a realm where rules only occasionally apply, Cronin (American institutions and leadership, Colorado College) and Genovese (political science, Loyola Marymount U.) eschew how-to f
Exceptional leaders can guide us through bursts of energy and activity that fundamentally alter the status quo. But other leaders guide us quietly, and still others lead as followers or as students, c
Saltman (educational policy studies and research, DePaul U.) demonstrates how corporate school reform has failed to address the shortcomings of public schooling. He discusses problems with value-added
Sanderson (sociology, UC Riverside) presents a survey of theoretical traditions in contemporary sociology, with each being evaluated in terms of its "scientificity." The text is somewhat polemical aga
An essential resource, "Everyday Law for Seniors" provides easy-to-understand information for readers who want to make the best possible decisions about retirement options, health care, where to live,
Political Sociology in a Global Era" provides a critical analysis of the origins, nature, development, and transformation of the state and society historically and today, examining the class nature an
Falk (emeritus, international law and practice, Princeton U.) and Krieger (founder and president, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation) set the stage for their dialogue on the Nuclear Age and the dangers of n
"Much has been written about Guthrie, yet nothing communicates who he was so well as the ideas that he set to paper with his own hand. This new biography is accompanied by a significant Guthrie family
Problems posed by Syria s chemical weapons attacks, Egypt s ouster of an elected government, and myriad other global dilemmas beg the question of whether and how the world can be governed. The challen
The Power of the Talking Stick makes the case that, reaching back to the beginning of the nation-state and all through the current period of corporate-led globalisation, our governments and social ins
"Unlocking the World "proposes hospitality as a guiding ethic for education. Based on the work of Jacques Derrida, it suggests that giving place to children and newcomers is at the heart of education.
This is a book for students who want to make a difference in the condition of the global environment. The editors have collected 37 essays, some foundational to a discussion of the topic, some going i
This book focuses on transformations of political culture from times past to future-present. It defines the meaning of political culture and explores the cultural values and institutions of kinship co
In 2009 the US House of Representatives passed legislation requiring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 18 percent over the coming decade. Later that year, President Obama went to Copenhagen to
Many educational practices are based upon ideas about what it means to be human. Thus education is conceived as the production of particular subjectivities and identities such as the rational person,
Drawing on the ideas of Michel Foucault, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor Adorno, author Nickel (political sociology, Victoria U. of Wellington) uses the field of public sociology as a lens through which t
This book offers both interviews with and commentary on the work and thinking of noted sociologist, social scientist, world-systems analyst and research scholar Immanuel Wallerstein (sociology, Yale U
This first English translation of Pedagogy of Commitment takes readers deep into the acts and meaning of living a life of community and social commitment. Paulo Friere discusses how, for teachers spec
Education is one of the most fundamental prerequisites to economic growth and social stability in the world. It is also one of the most inadequately realised goals of development, with the average edu
