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Soul of a Citizenby Paul Rogat Loeb
St. Martin's Press 2010; US$ 9.99Soul of a Citizen has become the handbook for budding social activists, veteran organizers, and anybody who wants to make a change—big or small—in the world around them. At this critical historical time , Paul Loeb’s completely revised edition—and inspiring message—is more urgently important than ever. more...
Understanding Japanese Societyby Joy Hendry
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 43.95Fully updated, revised and expanded, this is a welcome new edition of this bestselling book providing a clear, accessible and readable introduction to Japanese society. more...
Islamic Activismby Quintan Wiktorowicz
Indiana University Press 2003; US$ 19.95"... [Will] have an impact on two important fields of scholarship: social movement theory and the study of Islamic activist movements." -- John Voll, Georgetown University This volume represents the first comprehensive attempt to incorporate the study of Islamic activism into social movement theory. It argues that the dynamics, processes, and organization of Islamic activism can be understood as important elements of contention that transcend the specificity of "Islam" as a system of meaning and identity and a basis for collective action. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, the contributors show how social movement theory... more...
Freedom From Wantby Ian Smillie
Stylus Publishing 2009; US$ 24.95BRAC, arguably the world?s largest, most diverse and most successful NGO, is little known outside Bangladesh, where it formed in 1972. Author Ian Smillie predicts, however, that this is bound to change. BRAC?s success and the spread of its work in health, education, social enterprise development and microfinance dwarfs any other private, government or non-profit enterprise in its impact on tens of thousands of communities in Asia and Africa. Freedom From Want traces BRAC?s evolution from more...
Concrete Reveriesby Mark Kingwell
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 5.99An exploration of urbanism, personal identity, and how the space we live in shapes us According to philosopher and cultural critic Mark Kingwell, the transnational global city-New York and Shanghai-is the most significant machine our species has ever produced. And yet, he says, we fail again and again to understand it. How do cities shape us, and how do we shape them? That is the subject of Concrete Reveries , which investigates how we occupy city space and why place is so important to who we are. Kingwell explores the sights, smells, and forms of the city, reflecting on how they mold our notions of identity, the limits of social and political engagement, and our moral obligations as citizens. He offers a critique of the monumental architectural... more...
Reveille for Radicalsby Saul Alinsky
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 9.99Legendary community organizer Saul Alinsky inspired a generation of activists and politicians with Reveille for Radicals , the original handbook for social change. Alinsky writes both practically and philosophically, never wavering from his belief that the American dream can only be achieved by an active democratic citizenship. First published in 1946 and updated in 1969 with a new introduction and afterword, this classic volume is a bold call to action that still resonates today. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Affluenzaby de Graaf John; David Wann
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2005; US$ 21.95In chapters with titles like "Swollen Expectations" and "A Rash of Bankruptcies, " "Affluenza" uses the whimsical metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done--to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment--by the obsessive quest for material gain. more...
Industrialisation and Societyby Eric Hopkins
Routledge 2000; US$ 39.95An essential introduction to the effects of industrialisation on British society, from Queen Victoria's reign to the birth of the Welfare State in the 1940s. It includes sections on the Victorian inheritance and the two world wars. more...
World System Historyby Robert. A Denemark; Jonathan Friedman; Barry K. Gills; George Modelski
Routledge 2000; US$ 59.95A vital overview of perspective on the history of the world system for all graduates and researchers in a variety of fields such as international political economy, world history and sociology. more...