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  • Christian Clergy in American Politics

    Edited by Sue E. S. Crawford, Laura R. Olson ...

    $31.19 USD

  • Religion and Politics in America

    Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices

    by Allen D. Hertzke, Laura R. Olson, Kevin R. den Dulk, Robert Booth Fowler ...
    Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing. This book offers an engaging, accessible, and balanced treatment of religion in American politics. It explores the historical, cultural, and legal contexts that motivate religious political engagement and assesses the pragmatic and strategic political realities that religious ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Religion, Politics, and American Identity

    New Directions, New Controversies

    by Louis Bolce, Joe Bowersox, Cynthia Burack, John Francis Burke, Mark Button, Gerald De Maio, Elson J. Eisenach, Larycia Hawkins, Jyl J. Josephson, Jennifer Miller, Sam Nelson, Laura Olson, Melissa M. Wilcox ...
    Scholarship on the role of religion in American public life has taken on a new urgency in the increasingly contentious wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001. This volume brings together an impressive group of scholars to build on past work and broaden the scope of this crucial inquiry in two respects: by exploring aspects of the religion-politics nexus in the United States that have been ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Religion, Race, and the American Presidency

    by Brian Robert Calfano, David G. Dalin, Paul A. Djupe, Gastón Espinosa, John C. Green, Melissa V. Harris-Lacewell, Lyman A. Kellstedt, So Young Kim, David C. Leege, Laura R. Olson, Corwin E. Smidt, Katherine E. Stenger, Adam L. Warber ...
    The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before. The 2008 presidential candidates reached out to an unprecedented number of racial and religious voting constituencies including African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Evangelicals, Jews, women, the non-religious, and more. Religion, Race, and ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • Age through Ethnic Lenses

    Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society

    by Laura Katz Olson, Celia Berdes, Bruce L. Campbell, Jacalyn A. Claes, Chrysie M. Constantakos, Peggy Dilworth-Anderson, Barbara C. Du Bois, Mary Patrice Erdmans, Hani Fakhouri0, Patricia J. Fanning1, Zev Harel2, Colleen L. Johnson3, Kwang Chung Kim4, Shin Kim5, Harry H. L. Kitano6, Michel S. Laguerre7, James E. Lubben8, Wayne R. Moore9, Dung Ngo0, Mona Polacca1, Carmen Delia Sanchez2, Jean Pearson Scott3, Tazuko Shibusawa4, E Percil Stanford5, Tricia H. Sung6, Thanh V. Tran7, Ishan Canty Williams8, Sharon Wallace Williams9, Morrison G. Wong0, Carol H. Yavno1, Lee J. Zook2 ...
    An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all aging Americans. With portraits of Asians, Latinos, ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

  • Jewish Holiday Rapper

    by Laura Olson ...
    A fun and delightful rapper book on the Jewish holidays for children and adults. ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Performing Russia

    Folk Revival and Russian Identity

    by Laura Olson ...
    Series series BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
    This book examines folk music and dance revival movements in Russia, exploring why this folk culture has come to represent Russia, how it has been approached and produced, and why memory and tradition, in these particular forms, have taken on particular significance in different periods. Above all it shows how folk "tradition" in Russia is an artificial cultural construct, which is periodically ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Wrinkled Rebels

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    "Poignant" Jo Freeman, civil rights activist, a founding member of the feminist movement, author"Badass" Bill Ayers, political organizer, anti-war activist, authorNow 80 years old, retirement and advanced age have dissipated the spirit of six college radicals of the 1960s, who jointly had participated in civil rights campaigns and anti-war protests. Having engaged in only periodic communication ... Read more

    $5.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Politics of Medicaid

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    In 1965, the United States government enacted legislation to provide low-income individuals with quality health care and related services. Initially viewed as the friendless stepchild of Medicare, Medicaid has grown exponentially since its inception, becoming a formidable force of its own. Funded jointly by the national government and each of the fifty states, the program is now the fourth most ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Financialization of the US Nursing Home Industry

    Profiteering and Patient Neglect

    by Laura Katz Olson, Michael K. Gusmano ...
    How financial profiteering has reshaped long-term care and jeopardized the well-being of nursing home residents.Nursing homes care for some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens. They are also increasingly controlled by financial actors whose priorities lie far from the bedside. In Financialization of the US Nursing Home Industry, Laura Katz Olson and Michael K. Gusmano examine how for-profit ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

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  • Elder Care Journey

    A View from the Front Lines

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Series series SUNY series in New Political Science
    Combining expert knowledge and first-hand experience, a noted elder care researcher confronts the long-distance care of her own mother.Winner of a Gold Medal, 2017 Living Now Book Award in the Caregiving categoryShortlisted for the 2016 Sarton Women's Book Awards in the Memoir category presented by the Story Circle NetworkFor millions of Americans caregiving is the "new normal." For Laura Katz ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Audiobook

    Wrinkled Rebels

    by Laura Katz Olson ...
    Narrated by Alix Olson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    Now 80 years old, retirement and advanced age have crushed the spirit of six committed college radicals of the 1960s, who together had participated in civil rights campaigns and anti-war protests. Having pursued separate careers and engaging in only periodic communication with each other over the decades, they suddenly receive an invitation to gather for an extended weekend at a country cabin. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook