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Soldiers to Citizensby Suzanne Mettler
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 15.00The generation that benefitted from GI Bill showed a commitment to the principles of democracy and civic involvement. This book looks at how Bill affected the lives of World War II Veterans. It develops an argument about the link between peoples' positive experiences with government programs and their willingness to take part in public life. more...
Right to Rideby Blair L. M. Kelley
The University of North Carolina Press 2010; US$ 59.95Focusing on three key cities--New Orleans, Richmond, and Savannah--Kelley explores African Americans' organized efforts to resist the passage of segregation laws dividing trains and streetcars by race in the early Jim Crow era. The book forces a reassessment of the timelines of the black freedom struggle, revealing that a period once dismissed as the age of accommodation should in fact be characterized as part of a history of protest and resistance. more...
The Ethical Subject of Securityby J. Peter Burgess
Taylor & Francis 2011; US$ 44.95While critical security studies largely concentrates on objects of security, this book focuses on the subject position from which ?securitization? and other security practices take place. more...
Nationalism and National Integrationby Anthony H. Birch
Routledge 1989; US$ 52.95A concise and stimulating analysis of the theory of nationalism, and the theories, process and problems of national integration. Although nationalism is the most successful political ideology in human history, its achievement in getting the world's entire land surface divided between nation-states has led to considerable problems in integrating the ethnic and cultural minorities within these states. more...
Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singaporeby Michael Hill; Kwen Fee Lian
Routledge 1995; US$ 195.00The creation of a national identity has been a central feature of political life in Singapore. A broad strategy of multiculturalism together with the creation of 'Asian values' has served the purpose of building a new national identity. more...
Citizenship, Nationality and Migration in Europeby David Cesarani; Mary Fulbrook
Routledge 1996; US$ 42.95This volume draws together international experts and examines how concepts of citizenship have evolved in different countries and in varying contexts. Britain, Italy, France and Germany are focused on within a broader European context. more...
Take Action!by Marc Kielburger; Craig Kielburger
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 16.95* Raise awareness * Start a club * Use the media * Make a difference * Get involved * Choose an issue * Build a team * Have fun! Make a difference in your hometown and around the world! Inspired by the vision, spirit, and activities of thousands of kids working to improve the lives of others, Take Action! shows how you, too, can change the world. Authors Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger are the founders of Leaders Today, an organization dedicated to helping young people realize their fullest potential and become socially involved. Their remarkable work has been profiled on Oprah and on many national news shows, as well as in magazines and newspapers across the U.S. and Canada. Now, with Take Action!, they provide easy-to-follow guidelines... more...
Silent Voicesby Josephine Carson
eReads 2001; US$ 4.99This is the first book ever published in the United States on the subject of black women. In a tribute to the unheard voices of black women, Josephine Carson explores, in the American South, the lives of black women among whom she lived and traveled and interprets the voices that have never before been heard. She paints a detailed picture of the teachers, middle-class housewives, young college girls, nurses, domestic servants, and workers who struggled with the juxtaposition between their own identities and those society created for them. Carson shows what a significant contribution these women made to the American scene through their religions, friends, jobs and cultures, but above all through their formerly silent voices. more...
Citizenships, Contingency and the Countrysideby Gavin Parker
Routledge 2001; US$ 206.00This work defines citizenship in relation to the rural environment. It expands and explores a widened conceptualization of citizenship and sets out a range of examples where citizenship has been expressed in and over the rural environment. more...
The Shadow Universityby Alan Charles Kors; Harvey Silverglate
Simon & Schuster 1999; US$ 17.99Universities once believed themselves to be sacred enclaves, where students and professors could debate the issues of the day and arrive at a better understanding of the human condition. Today, sadly, this ideal of the university is being quietly betrayed from within. Universities still set themselves apart from American society, but now they do so by enforcing their own politically correct worldview through censorship, double standards, and a judicial system without due process. Faculty and students who threaten the prevailing norms may be forced to undergo "thought reform." In a surreptitious aboutface, universities have become the enemy of a free society, and the time has come to hold these institutions to account. The Shadow University... more...









