If collective conflict is inevitable amongst humans, as Hamelink (human rights and public health, Vrije U., the Netherlands) thinks it is, then the important question to address in response to mass vi
The widespread use of the measurement of educational outcomes in order to compare the performance of education within and across countries seems to express a real concern for the quality of education.
Ricci (political science and American studies, Hebrew U., Jerusalem) teases out the script that political conservatives in the US have used to get or remain in power despite the devastation their acti
It has become fashionable in Washington to lambaste earmarks as examples of corruption and waste in the US Congress, but Frisch and Kelly (professors of political science at California State U.) beg t
Democratic politics involves a series of multi-directional conversations. Effective conversations have the potential to engage, educate, and animate both citizens and governmental officials. On the in
Asante (African American studies, Temple U.) and Hall (social work, Michigan State U.) examine the ideological descendants of house Negroes, who find every achievement of African Americans problematic
Why do conservatives tell stories? Because it helps them win elections and assail liberal policies like health care reform and economic stimulus. "Why" is important, but the &quo
For all the debates about black males and their role in American society, there has been little attention to a dangerous and growing trend: the overprescription of Ritalin and other behavioral drugs.
George W. Bush's war on terror defended torture as a matter of official policy and furthered an already emergent culture of cruelty. As torture became normalized in the Bush era, it not only corrupted
Small schools have the potential to fundamentally change the conditions of teaching and learning when practitioners deliberately exploit smallness and recognize relationships as a powerful mechanism f
Our culture and media often simplify the choice educators face-stay in or leave classroom teaching. Written for teachers and other educational professionals, this book dispels this simple dichotomy by
American sociologists Phillips and Christner advocate individual and social change based on what they see as a fundamental breakthrough in all the social sciences that leads to an integrated understan
For new and experienced teachers who are agents of democratic change, Tellez (education, U. of California-Santa Cruz) examines their role in introducing and inspiring English language learners in the
This is the fourth book in a set of six books written for new and experienced teachers who consider themselves agents of democratic change. The book presents new ways to think of teachers as the key i
Creative Participation presents the theory and practice of new innovative forms of political participation. Examples covered in the book include consumers engaging in political shopping, capitalists b
"This is the product of extraordiarily deep and thorough research, framed in a penetrating use of salient concepts, to provide a path-breaking understanding of the terrorist challenge for both analys
As evidenced in the 2008 elections and the transition to a new era of Democratic governance, one of the most important developments in American politics in recent years has been the resurgence of poli
In this timely new contribution, Koehn and Rosenau develop their transnational-competence framework and demonstrate the promise of its application across six critical professions: teacher education, e
Small schools have the potential to fundamentally change the conditions of teaching and learning when practitioners deliberately exploit smallness and recognize relationships as a powerful mechanism f
This book proposes that the collective responsibility of teachers as classroom and school leaders working together to solve their own problems provides the fulcrum of school change. It makes the case
Countering the reaganite fundamentalist claim that government is bad and business good, sociologists describe the US government's role in technology development. Among their topics are innovation and
Under the George W. Bush administration, the United States experienced an intensification of predatory, economic, and political conditions that have undermined democracy and helped turn the welfare st
McFarland (political science, U. of Illinois at Chicago) describes creative political participation in the areas of the environment, political corruption protests, political consumerism, and globaliza
Lantis and DuPlaga (political science and off-campus studies, College of Wooster) help students, faculty, and study abroad professionals understand the study abroad experience within an academic conte
"Students will both learn much from and enjoy this well-written text, as will the study abroad professionals who design programs and advise students. This book is a wonderful addition to the field of
More than 50 years ago, C. Wright Mills heralded a new age for sociology for the 1960s and beyond. Yet his forward-looking vision also foretold some of the social conditions we associate, more recentl
Thompson (political science, Clemson U.), who is joined by Yaron Brook (Ayn Rand Institute), outline the core philosophical principles of neoconservatism, presenting it as a comprehensive and integrat
Three prominent Wittgenstein scholars introduce the broad educational significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein's work to a wider audience of educational researchers and practitioners through provocative, i
Examines the policy directives, operational decisions and leadership actions of the Bush Administration that reversed centuries of U.S. policy on the treatment of enemy prisoners, opened the door for
Writing a year into the term of the Obama administration, Giroux (English and cultural studies, McMaster U., Canada) asks about the relationship between democracy and the fate of youth; the persistenc
"Henry A. Giroux has been tracking the war on youth and decline of education and democracy throughout the Bush-Cheney era. In Politics After Hope, Giroux shows how problems of youth, race, education,
This new edition is a substantial abridgment and update of Randall Collins's 1975 classic, Conflict Sociology. The first edition represented the most powerful and comprehensive statement of conflict t
The theory of cosmopolitanism is built on a paradoxical commitment to a universal idea of humanity and to a respect for human pluralism. Toward an Imperfect Education critiques the assumed "g
This book looks at recent, high-profile anti-American terrorism crises: the Cuban skyjacking epidemic; the Tehran hostage-taking; the Beirut kidnappings; and Al Qaeda suicide bombing. It then explains
Spanning many different epochs and varieties of religious experience, this book develops a new approach to religion and its role in human history. The authors look across a range of religious phenomen
The threat of global climate change is "capitalism's time bomb, a reflection of inner contradictions in the workings of our markets, politics, and consumerist culture," warns Derber (sociology, Boston
This book shows how we can solve the climate change crisis, which is the greatest threat humanity has faced. Charles Derber, a prominent sociologist and political economist, shows that global warming
Sex and Violence examines the history and social dynamics of film censorship in the United States. It examines censorship controversies throughout film history, from the beginning of cinema in the 189
"Democratic policing today is a widely used approach to policing not only in Western societies but increasingly around the world. Yet it is rarely defined and it is little understood by the public and
Charles Lemert is one of the most renowned critics of social theory and theorists today. The editors of this book have offered and contextualised many of his best essays and situated them against the
