Analyzes the inherent celebrity that comes with being the United States president and explains how some presidents successfully capitalized on their fame to make themselves more effective leaders and
Giroux probes the depth and range of forces pushing the United States into a new form of authoritarianism, one that connects the Orwellian surveillance state with the forms of ideological control made
This book shows how the dynamic interplay of a powerful "golden triangle" of sports, media, and business interests with social, cultural, economic, and political forces shapes sport
Is Bipartisanship Dead? is a status report on the condition of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate and includes material from candid, on-the-record interviews with a dozen Democrats and Republicans. The
"Peace Ecology" presents a cutting-edge exploration of an emerging paradigm that links the essence of peace and nonviolence with the tenets of ecology and the principles of environme
"Agitation with a Smile" offers a reappraisal of Howard Zinn s political thought and situates his efforts in a contemporary context, looking toward the nature of activism and dissent in the future. Th
Walsh, a White House correspondent and columnist for US News & World Report, considers how modern US presidents become isolated in the White House and how they fight to stay in touch with the publ
Toward the goal of realigning the discipline of sociology with human rights at its core, the editors identified 44 issues for discussion and chose progressive, critical scholars to address them. The a
Even readers familiar with the political and cultural turmoil of the 1960s and the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) may not be familiar with the Port Huron Statement, otherwise known as the "fo
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
Avruch (conflict analysis and resolution, George Mason U.) begins with conceptions of culture as they've developed over the past couple decades in connection with conflict resolution. He includes disc
Drawn from interviews with university administrators across the country, this volume on diversity in higher education examines the status of minority workers in the educational hierarchy and explores
This collection of writings by Manning Marable (1950-2011), the notable author, political activist and professor of history and African American Studies at Columbia University, provides readers with a
This collection constitutes an important resource for policy makers and analysts involved with international affairs. The introductory article explains why a communicative approach to unification and
"Teaching Toward Democracy" examines the contested space of schooling and school reform with a focus on the unique challenges and opportunities that teaching in a democratic society
As with society as a whole, higher education is undergoing dramatic change. Technology and the ways in which people acquire and interact with information redefine the relationship students have with i
Sociologists mark the elapse of half a century since the 1959 publication of C. Wright Mills' The Sociological Imagination with critiques of the book in the light of current world problems, and critiq
With case studies and narratives, North (curriculum and instruction, U. of Maryland, College Park) explains what academicians and practitioners can do when they work together. Using the experiences, s
Liberation sociology is concerned with eliminating social oppressions and creating truly just societies. Liberation sociology takes sides with the oppressed and envisions an end to that oppression. Li
George C. Homans: History, Theory, and Method offers original essays written by scholars from the fields of sociology, history, anthropology, and literature with the aim of assessing Homans's rich and
Activists and scholars engaged with women's issues and human rights try to clarify some confusion about the meaning of human trafficking and the impact measures taken to end it have on poor people aro
Provenzo (U. of Miami) places the classic work of Du Bois in its historical context, carefully annotating the text and illustrating it with period photographs, illustrations, cartoons, artifacts and s
An autobiography of a ground-breaking medical doctor. Dr. David A. Hamburg started as a medical student with interest in stress disorders, paying special attention to the propensity toward violence, i
In 2012, President Obama deferred the deportation of qualified undocumented youth with his policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals forever changing the lives of the approximately five million
With their apparent success in schools and careers, Asian Americans have long been viewed by white Americans as the "model minority." Yet few Americans realize the lives of many Asian Americ
What did you have for breakfast? Did you ever stop to think about the people and steps involved with how your banana or cereal got on your plate? Nearly everyone is a part of the global food system, y
Presents key speeches during Kofi Annan's term of office as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, providing a broad view of his concerns with development, health, climate change, the prevention
Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS), launched in New York City in 1985, was an experimental public alternative school with a distinct educational philosophy, nontraditional curricula, and disti
Considering his leadership style, policy agendas, relationship with Congress, and success in bringing about important changes, evaluates how each president from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama has
In Manhood Acts Michael Schwalbe offers a new perspective on the social construction of manhood and its relationship to male domination. Schwalbe argues that study of masculinity has lost touch with i
PREORDER YOUR EXAM COPY NOW! In "Give Peace a Chance," the distinguished Dr. Hamburg teams up with his filmmaker son to tell the story of selected significant peace achievements over the past 25 years
In "On Environmental Governance, " Oran R. Young examines a variety of efforts to meet the challenge of governing human interaction with the environment in the interest of sustainability. At the same
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
"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
In 2000, the U.S. Census began allowing self-identification as more than one race. From interviews in the late 1990s with older persons of mixed African American/white and Asian/white heritage who had
In The Twilight of the Social, Henry A. Giroux looks at the decline of social spaces which enable grievances to be dealt with and considers new ways in which citizens can create social spaces today. A
US social critic Derber recounts how he was in London visiting the tomb of Karl Marx when the ghost of the tomb's host began conversing with him about current politics. The 72 short snippets are in se
In Haiti - Haitii Jean-Bertrand Aristide combines the artistry of Swahili with the poetic incisiveness of his native Kreyol to produce an eloquent critique of colonialism and an affirmation of humanis
