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  • Global Perspectives on the United States

    Pro-Americanism, Anti-Americanism, and the Discourses Between

    by Jane C Desmond, Andrzej Antoszek, Sophia Balakian, Zsófia Bán, Sabine Bröck, Ian Condry, Kate Delaney, Virginia R. Dominguez, Ira Dworkin0, Richard Ellis1, Guillermo Ibarra2, Seyed Mohammad Marandi3, Giorgio Mariani4, Ana Mauad5, Loes Nas6, Edward Schatz7, Manar Shorbagy8, Kristin Solli9, Amy Spellacy0, Michael Titlestad1 ...
    Series series Global Studies of the United States
    This daring collaborative effort showcases dialogues between international scholars engaged with the United States from abroad. The writers investigate the analytic methods and choices that label certain talk, images, behaviors, and allusions as "American" and how to read the data on such material. The editors present the essays in pairs that overlap in theme or region. Each author subsequently ... Read more

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  • ON LIBERTY - The Philosophy of Individual Freedom

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Tapestry of Human Liberty and Autonomy

    by John Stuart Mill, W. L. Courtney, Emery Thornell ...
    In the collection 'ON LIBERTY - The Philosophy of Individual Freedom,' readers are invited to explore the profound and multifaceted discourse surrounding the theme of liberty. Drawing from a range of literary styles, from abstract philosophical essays to more direct social commentaries, this anthology presents a rich tapestry of thoughts that dissect and expand upon the concept of individual ... Read more

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  • Selling Diversity

    Immigration, Multiculturalism, Employment Equity, and Globalization

    by Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Christina Gabriel ...
    Since the 1990s, Canadian policy prescriptions for immigration, multiculturalism, and employment equity have equated globalization with global markets. This interpretation has transformed men and women of various ethnic backgrounds into trade-enhancing commodities who must justify their skills and talents in the language of business. This particular neo-liberal reading of globalization and public ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • A New Leaf

    The End of Cannabis Prohibition

    by Alyson Martin, Nushin Rashidian ...
    Two award-winning journalists offer a "cogent, well-sourced and ambitious analysis of the slow decline of cannabis prohibition in the United States" ( Kirkus Reviews).In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use—a first in the United States and the world. Once vilified as a "gateway drug," cannabis is ... Read more

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  • Kingdom of the Unjust

    Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection

    by Medea Benjamin ...
    The diminutive co-founder of Code Pink has become famous for fearlessly tackling head-on subjects the left and right studiously avoid. Sometimes, she does so in person--as at President Obama's speech at the National Defense College, or in Egypt, where she was assaulted by police. Here, she's researching the sinister nature of the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.In seven succinct ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Iraqi Women

    Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present

    by Nadje Sadig Al-Ali ...
    The war in Iraq has put the condition of Iraqi women firmly on the global agenda. For years, their lives have been framed by state oppression, economic sanctions and three wars. Now they must play a seminal role in reshaping their country's future for the twenty-first century.Nadje Al-Ali challenges the myths and misconceptions which have dominated debates about Iraqi women, bringing a much needed ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Hearts and Mines

    The US Empire’s Culture Industry

    by Tanner Mirrlees ...
    From Katy Perry training alongside US Marines in a music video, to the global box-office mastery of the US military-supported Transformers franchise, to the explosion of war games such as Call of Duty, it’s clear that the US security state is a dominant force in media culture. But is the ubiquity of cultural products that glorify the security state a new phenomenon? Or have Uncle Sam and Hollywood ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Best of Both Worlds

    Museums, Libraries, and Archives in the Digital Age

    by G. Wayne Clough ...
    Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, asks “How can we prepare ourselves to reach the generation of digital natives who bring a huge appetite—and aptitude—for the digital world?” He explains how the Smithsonian is tackling this issue in Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age.Libraries and archives have already made many documents available through ... Read more

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  • A New Deal for the Humanities

    Liberal Arts and the Future of Public Higher Education

    by Gordon Hutner, Feisal G. Mohamed, Roger L. Geiger, Sheldon Rothblatt, Kathleen Woodward, Yolanda Moses, Daniel Lee Kleinman, Charlotte Melin, Bethany Nowviskie0, John McGowan1, Jeffrey J. Williams2, Christopher Newfield3 ...
    Series series The American Campus
    Many in higher education fear that the humanities are facing a crisis. But even if the rhetoric about “crisis” is overblown, humanities departments do face increasing pressure from administrators, politicians, parents, and students. In A New Deal for the Humanities, Gordon Hutner and Feisal G. Mohamed bring together twelve prominent scholars who address the history, the present state, and the ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Toward Mainstreaming and Sustaining Community-Driven Development in Indonesia

    Understanding Local Initiatives and the Transition from the National Rural Community Empowerment Program to the Village Law

    by Asian Development Bank ...
    Indonesia has adopted community-driven development as a major strategy for poverty reduction, and replicated the approach nationwide through a number of programs. Over the past few years, the country has formulated a road map for sustaining the systems, procedures, and benefits of community-driven development. Through case studies, the study examines the ongoing transition from the government's ... Read more

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  • The Triple Helix: The Soul of Bioethics

    by L. Bellantoni ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Lisa Bellantoni argues that contemporary bioethics divides into two logically incommensurable positions: a cult of rights, which identifies the worth of human life with our autonomy, and a cult of life, which identifies human worth with the possession of a soul, and thereby, of human dignity. ... Read more

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  • The Black Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century

    Race, Power, and Politics of Place

    by Angela Glover Blackwell, Edward J. Blakely, David A. Bositis, Sheryll Cashin, Joe T. Darden, J Eugene Grigsby III, Glenn S. Johnson, john a. powell, Michael A. Stoll, Angel Torres, Beverly Wright ...
    This book brings together key essays that seek to make visible and expand our understanding of the role of government (policies, programs, and investments) in shaping cities and metropolitan regions; the costs and consequences of uneven urban and regional growth patterns; suburban sprawl and public health, transportation, and economic development; and the enduring connection of place, space, and ... Read more

    $46.99 USD