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  • Law Enforcement in the Age of Black Lives Matter

    Policing Black and Brown Bodies

    by Dwayne A. Mack, Hector Y. Adames, Marlon L. Bailey, Derrick R. Brooms, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Kevin Cokley, Ramya Garba, Tony Gaskew, Warren K. Graham, Dee Hill-Zuganelli0, Ashley N. Hurst1, Shakira A. Kennedy2, Nolan T. Krueger3, Felicia W. Mack4, Rebecca G. Martínez5, Folusho Otuyelu6, Wornie Reed7, F. Tyler Sergent8, Sandra E. Weissinger9 ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Race, Crime, and Justice
    There is a reason why people claim great respect for officers of the law: the job, by description, is hard—if not deadly. It takes a certain kind of person to accept the consequences of the job— seeing the very worst situations, on a regular basis, and knowing that one’s life is on the line every hour of every day. Working in law enforcement is emotionally and psychologically draining. It affects ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Violence Against Black Bodies

    An Intersectional Analysis of How Black Lives Continue to Matter

    Edited by Sandra E. Weissinger, Dwayne A. Mack, Elwood Watson ...
    Series series New Critical Viewpoints on Society
    Violence Against Black Bodies argues that black deaths at the hands of police are just one form of violence that black and brown people face daily in the western world. Through the voices of scholars from different academic disciplines, this book gives readers an opportunity to put the cases together and see that violent deaths in police custody are just one tentacle of the racial order—a ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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    A Theory and Practice of Social Change

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    "A profound book that offers us a wise way to negotiate our toughest group, community, and societal challenges." —William Ury, New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Getting to YesTo try to solve their toughest problems, people either push for what they want at all costs or try to completely avoid conflict. Adam Kahane argues that these two seemingly contradictory approaches are each a reflection ... Read more

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  • Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

    And Other Conversations About Race

    by Beverly Daniel Tatum ...
    The classic, New York Times-bestselling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America.“An unusually sensitive work about the racial barriers that still divide us in so many areas of life.” ―Jonathan Kozol, author of Amazing GraceWalk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own... ... Read more

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  • The Four-Fold Way

    Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary

    by Angeles Arrien ...
    A leading expert on native spirituality and shamanism reveals the four archetypal principles of the Native American medicine wheel and how they can lead us to a higher spirituality and a better world. ... Read more

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  • Invitation to Law & Society

    An Introduction to the Study of Real Law

    by Kitty Calavita ...
    Series series Chicago Series in Law and Society
    Research and real-life examples that "lucidly connect some of the divisive social issues confronting us today to that thing we call 'the law'" ( Law and Politics Book Review).Law and society is a rapidly growing field that turns the conventional view of law as mythical abstraction on its head. Kitty Calavita brilliantly brings to life the ways in which law is found not only in statutes and ... Read more

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  • Restoring the Kinship Worldview

    Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth

    by Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), Darcia Narvaez PhD ...
    **28 speeches and reflections from Indigenous leaders around the worldWisdom for our times, nourishment for our collective, and a pathway forward toward sustainable, interconnected futures**Indigenous worldviews, and the knowledge they confer, are critical for human survival and the wellbeing of future generations. Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez present and discuss 28 powerful ... Read more

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  • On Critical Race Theory

    Why It Matters & Why You Should Care

    by Victor Ray ...
    **What exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States.“A clear-eyed, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick**From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray, On Critical Race Theory explains the centrality of race in American history and politics, and how ... Read more

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  • Crafting Secular Ritual

    A Practical Guide

    by Jeltje Gordon-Lennox ...
    Answering the call for new rituals in our secular age, this book recognises the essential importance of rituals to the psychological, physical and spiritual health of individuals, families, organisations, and society as a whole. The book examines and explains the history, function and place of emerging rituals in different cultures, as well as providing practical guidance for creating your own ... Read more

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  • Theater in a Crowded Fire

    Ritual and Spirituality at Burning Man

    by Lee Gilmore ...
    Every summer, thousands gather from around the world in the blistering heat of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for the seven-day celebration of art, community, and fire known as Burning Man. Culminating in the spectacular incineration of a wooden effigy, this festival is grand-scale theater for self-expression, personal transformation, eclectic spirituality, communal bonding, and cultural renewal. In ... Read more

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  • Disposable Youth: Racialized Memories, and the Culture of Cruelty

    by Henry A. Giroux ...
    Series series Framing 21st Century Social Issues
    Facing a crisis unlike that of any other generation, young people are caught between the discourses of consumerism and a powerful crime-control-complex, and are viewed increasingly as commodities or are subjected to the dictates of an ever expanding criminal justice system. Drawing upon critical analyses, biography, and social theory, Disposable Youth explores the current conditions of young ... Read more

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  • The Craft of Ritual Studies

    by Ronald L. Grimes ...
    Series series Oxford Ritual Studies
    In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald L. Grimes shows that this debate has stagnated, due in part to a manner of theorizing too far removed from the study of actual religious practices. A worthwhile theory, according to Grimes, must be practice-oriented, and practices are most ... Read more

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