The author aims to construct a non-Eurocentric critical theory based on non-Western epistemic foundations that valorize non-Eurocentric conceptions of emancipation and liberation and proposes counterh
Sanderson explores the nature of the contemporary world’s 200 societies by comparing and contrasting their basic institutions and patterns of social organization. Major topics include the rich democra
After reviewing the development of infrastructure over the last few decades worldwide, this volume forecasts levels of key infrastructure stocks, access, and spending for 183 individual countries and
Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory outlines a new theoretical paradigm emerging from out of social construction theory, conflict theory, Marxism and critical theory and argues that these insights a
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
Progressive political analyst, Parenti, (Democracy for the Few) considers US imperialism and its costs, effects, and manifestations around the globe. An outspoken critic, Parenti pulls no punches when
Loewenberg (emeritus, political science, U. Iowa and director of its Comparative Legislative Research Center) takes a global and historical view, summarizing half a century of research into legislativ
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
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
Offers methods and approaches that are applicable in a wide range of disciplines: politics, sociology, anthropology, history, economics, and more. This book covers approaches to analysis ranging from
One of the world's leading social critics and educational theorists, Henry A. Giroux has contributed significantly to critical pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, social theory, and cultural po
One of the world's leading social critics and educational theorists, Henry A. Giroux has contributed significantly to critical pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, social theory, and cultural po
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
Lacsamana (women's studies, Hamilton College) examines the social position of Filipino women in the context of political instability and violence and de facto martial law in the Philippines, deploying
This timely volume on US foreign policy examines historical successes in diplomacy-based international negotiations and argues that refined and deliberate talk-based strategies are the best practice i
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
A prolific writer on technology and politics and civil engagement, Frantzich (political science, US Naval Academy) characterizes politics as a set of conversations in which proponents of one position
Leftist journalist and historian Street conducts a broad critique of Barack Obama's presidency through May of 2010. Six chapters address Obama's corporate- and Wall Street-friendly policies; Obama's e
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
"Cogent, interesting, and provocative."-from the foreword by Ann Lieberman Teaching What They Learn, Learning What They Live explores the multiple social, political, and epistemologi
"Cogent, interesting, and provocative."-from the foreword by Ann Lieberman Teaching What They Learn, Learning What They Live explores the multiple social, political, and epistemologi
In Critical Literacy Eugene F. Provenzo Jr. challenges E. D. Hirsch's assumptions about culture and education. Calling for a broader and more democratic vision than Hirsch, Provenzo critiques Hirsch's
Tilly (social science, Columbia U.) discusses the social and political turmoil that led the British government to impose severely restrictive laws in the 1790s, officially aimed at revolutionaries and
Kivisto (sociology, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois) brings together a collection of 16 journal articles and book chapters providing migration and ethnic relations scholars a ready guide to k
Based on data from the most recent elections, this book examines state house races in four key states California, Texas, Michigan, and Virginia and creates simulations of campaign planning, strategizi
Today's students want to understand not only the causes and character of global environmental problems like climate change, species extinction, and freshwater scarcity, but also what to do about them.
Adult Literacy in a New Era chronicles the history and development of The Open Book, an adult literacy organisation inspired by the legendary educationalist Paulo Freire, and other political educators
Goldberg uses a multi-media approach to critically examine the most significant and volatile issues of our times: the environmental crisis, upheavals in the developing world, health, terrorism, and te
Through case studies that examine historical and contemporary crises across the world, the contributing writers to this volume explore the cultural and social construction of trauma. How do some event
One of the common frustrations for students trying to make sense of the various debates and concepts that inform contemporary educational and social science research methods such as structuralism, pos
Both women and men work together advocating for animals unable to speak on their own behalves, but volunteers in this field are overwhelmingly female. Kemmerer (philosophy and religions, Montana State
Through case studies that examine historical and contemporary crises across the world, the contributing writers to this volume explore the cultural and social construction of trauma. How do some event
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
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
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
Macedo (liberal arts and education, U. of Massachusetts Boston) and Gounari (applied linguistics, U. of Massachusetts Boston) compile 15 essays by an international group of scholars that argue with th
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
Zinn's classic The People's History of the United States startled and informed a generation of historians. In this new collection of essays and interviews, Zinn (history emeritus, Boston U.) describes
Widely assigned and taught in senior capstone and social theory courses, Sociology After the Crisis offers the first systematic theory of social differences built on the sociological traditions by emb
