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W.E.B. Du Bois
Henry Holt and Co. 2009; US$ 24.99The two-time Pulitzer Prize?winning biography of W. E. B. Du Bois from renowned scholar David Levering Lewis, now in one condensed and updated volume William Edward Burghardt Du Bois?the premier architect of the civil rights movement in America?was a towering and controversial personality, a fiercely proud individual blessed with the language... more...
Philosophies of Integration
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 45.00A comprehensive comparative study of the distinct ideas and political arguments that have shaped French and British policies towards their ethnic minorities, and the effects of these intellectual frameworks at local, national and European levels. Charting the politics and events that brought the respective institutional solutions together, the author... more...
Citizenship in a Global World
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 155.00This book presents a comparative analysis of residential, social, economic and political rights for aliens. We will analyse the concepts of nationality and citizenship. Some foreigners are increasingly able to enjoy traditional citizenship rights though residential and/or regional citizenship. more...
Dimensions of Global Citizenship
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 180.00The Dimensions of Global Citizenship takes issue with the assumption that ideas about global citizenship are merely Utopian ideals. The author argues that, far from being a modern phenomenon, world citizenship has existed throughout history as a radical alternative to the inadequacies of the nation-state system. Only in the post-war era has this... more...
Sporting Nationalisms
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 60.95This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and, in particular, looks at the relationship between sport, ethnic identity and ethnic relations. The articles in this volume are concerned primarily with British, American and Australian sporting traditions and the themes covered include... more...
Freedom of Speech
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 55.00An introduction to freedom of speech, blending legal analysis with accounts of how staunchly contested historical, political and cultural issues often influenced legal reasoning. The book traces the origins of the freedom in English law and its development through the founding of the United States. more...
Equal Protection
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 55.00Today's disparity of equality, particularly the American "dilemma" of race, runs throughout US history. This title provides readers with an historical overview of the controversies that have sprung up over the issue of equality and the role these issues have played in shaping American society. more...
Civil Liberties in America
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 55.00This volume provides a concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection and privacy. more...
Soldiers to Citizens
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 19.99The 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...
Abolition of White Democracy
University of Minnesota Press 2004; US$ 60.00Joel Olson contends that, given the history of slavery and segregation in the United States, American citizenship is a form of racial privilege in which whites are equal to each other but superior to everyone else. To break this pattern, Olson suggests an ?abolitionist-democratic? political theory that makes the fight against racial discrimination... more...









