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
In this volume Amster provides readers, academics, and students from a variety of disciplines with an integrative exploration of the intersection of emerging paradigms in peace and nonviolence movemen
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
With a nod to filmmaker John Carpenter (They Live) and the Occupy Movement, Street looks through the media fog of myth and propaganda and sees the second Gilded Age. He analyzes the power of the neoli
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. This
During the past ten years the terms public sociology, civil society, and governance have been used with increasing frequency to describe a wide array of practices, from public intellectuality and poli
"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
Science and ethics are not usual bedfellows. Traditionally, ethical issues fall in the domain of the philosopher or the theologian and start with first principles. Courses on ethics usually stress the
This book explores the uses and limits of the power of negotiation and diplomacy in U.S. foreign policy at a critical juncture in U.S. history. Beginning with the failure of U.S. diplomacy to nip Sadd
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
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
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
Queer theory and the gay rights movement historically have been in tension, with the former critiquing precisely the identity politics on which the latter relies. Yet neither queer theory, in its pred
Discusses how African slaves would identify with their master if given a role in the house and would seem to turn against their fellow man, and argues that this pattern can still be seen within the bl
Ayers (education, the University of Illinois-Chicago) offers specific ideas and interventions for teaching for democracy, to use in the classroom, with parents, and in the larger community. The ideas
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
"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
The authors (all law, from the U. of Oregon, U. of Nevada-Las Vegas, Willamette U. in Oregon, and Seattle U. in Washington) summarize and interpret US law with attention to the issues that most affect
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
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
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
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. This
This book deals with triumphant and tragic heroes, with victims and perpetrators as archetypes of the Western imagination. A major recent change in Western societies is that memories of triumphant her
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
Established and emerging scholars explore ideas and practices of human rights sociology, which is concerned with the human rights of vulnerable groups in society. Each chapter asks whether a human rig
