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Outside Looking In
ABC-CLIO 1996; US$ 129.00Mr. Apraku gives the reader an outsider's analysis of the good and bad elements that make up the U.S. The author, a Ghanian who has spent the last 18 years studying and teaching in the U.S., brings his personal experiences as an emigré to this examination of American capitalism and democracy. He looks at the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the... more...
Message to the Movement
Zuccotti Park Press 2012; US$ 5.99Radical black journalist gives organizing advice, political analysis and encouragement to activists from his cell on Death Row more...
Resisting Citizenship
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 45.95Political participation in America?supposedly the world?s strongest democracy?is startlingly low, and many of the civil rights and economic equity initiatives that were instituted in the 1960s and '70s have been abandoned, as significant proportions of the populace seem to believe that the civil rights battle has been won. However, rates of collective... more...
Senior Citizenship?
The Policy Press 2002; US$ 39.95Debates about citizenship in Europe, particularly in relation to social policy and welfare provision, are increasingly topical as the European Union expands and moves towards greater integration. This book charts the development of mobility and welfare rights for retired people moving or returning home under the Free Movement of Persons provisions.... more...
Graduate Citizens
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 58.95Following the introduction of student loans and tuition fees, the situation of students and new graduates has changed considerably. Set in this context, Graduate Citizens is a thought-provoking, and insightful look at the current generation of students' attitudes towards citizenship and matters of social and moral responsibility. Drawing on small-scale... more...
The Internationalization of European Sports Teams and the Issue of National Citizenship
The Edwin Mellen Press 2011; US$ 149.95The migration of professional soccer players to European countries is not a new phenomenon, but the volume and composition of these flows have changed substantially since the 1990s, when a court ruling established that restrictions on players from other European Union countries violate European Union law. This court ruling not only dramatically changed... more...
Feminism and Motherhood in Western Europe, 1890-1970
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 39.00According to Allen, motherhood and citizenship are terms that are closely linked and have been redefined over the past century due to changes in women's status, feminist movements, and political developments. Mother-child relationships were greatly affected by political decisions during the early 1900s, and the maternal role has been transformed over... more...
Talking to Strangers
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 20.00"Don't talk to strangers" is the advice long given to children by parents of all classes and races. Today it has blossomed into a fundamental precept of civic education, reflecting interracial distrust, personal and political alienation, and a profound suspicion of others. In this powerful and eloquent essay, Danielle Allen, a 2002 MacArthur Fellow,... more...
Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience
Rutgers University Press 2006; US$ 26.95In Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience, Angelo N. Ancheta demonstrates how United States civil rights laws have been framed by a black-white model of race that typically ignores the experiences of other groups, including Asian Americans. When racial discourse is limited to antagonisms between black and white, Asian Americans often... more...
Changing Labour Markets, Welfare Policies and Citizenship
The Policy Press 2002; US$ 37.50Social marginalisation due to changing labour markets in a global, knowledge-intensive economy poses a major challenge to international welfare states. Addressing the problem from a citizenship perspective, this book contributes significantly to the understanding of policy problems and the development of appropriate strategies. more...









