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Voices in the Lawless Society By Mikael Jorgenstam In Voices in the Lawless Society, Mikael Jorgenstam delivers a bold and haunting critique of modern Swedenーa country long praised for its democrat……続きを見る

Perché ci sono donne, nel mondo islamico, che indossano il velo con orgoglio? Perché altre lo ritengono una prigione? Questo libro stigmatizza ogni pregiudizio culturale che vede nella donna con ind……続きを見る

Todos los proyectos concretizados y leyes creadas durante la última década en México han sido palomeados por el narcotráfico, desde los trenes obradoristas construidos a partir del 2018 hasta las le……続きを見る

El enfoque prohibicionista ha generado un ciclo de violencia que ha fortalecido al crimen organizado. Al dejar la calidad de las sustancias en manos de mercados clandestinos, los problemas de salud ……続きを見る

The story revolves around the rise of Kenya's youth-driven political revolution, sparked by frustrations with systemic corruption, police brutality, and broken promises from the country's leadership……続きを見る

‘Make It Happen reminds us that people of any age can create change in their communities. From finding allies to setting goals, everyone who wants to contribute to a better future can learn from Ami……続きを見る

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. During the consolidation of the welfare state in the 1940s, and its reshaping in the 2010s, the boundaries between the state, voluntary ac……続きを見る

Es difícil de creer que en el mundo de la ideología global, donde enciclopedias han sido escritas sobre miles de ideas, un panfleto de escazas 30 páginas haya logrado extenderse geográficamente a to……続きを見る

Drawing on insights from political science, criminology, and sociology, Torture: An Interdisciplinary Approach investigates the nature and evolution of torture. By surveying the use of torture acros……続きを見る

Discover the Future of American Politics In a time of significant political shifts and challenges, this comprehensive guide provides an insightful look into the dynamic changes shaping American poli……続きを見る

The bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing journeys to understand her roots, the Great Migration & the displacement of black people across America. One of TIME**'s one hundred Must Read Books……続きを見る

Constructive resistance occurs when people start to build the society they desire independently of and in opposition to the dominant structures already in place. Through case studies and illustrativ……続きを見る

Winner of the 2023 Eudora Welty Prize The civil rights movement is often defined narrowly, relegated to the 1950s and 1960s and populated by such colossal figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa ……続きを見る

Through narrating the politics and everyday life in ex-British Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia), Porcupine in a Python’s Throatmakes an invaluable contribution to understanding the choices and constra……続きを見る

In March 1987 a radical coalition of queer activists converged on Wall Street ... their target, 'Business, Big Business, Business as Usual!!!' It was ACT UP's first demonstration. In November 1999 a……続きを見る

Jorge goes on another adventure which will introduce him to the inefficient legal system in Mexico. Live through real life events of a simple conflict taken to the civil courts. Meet up close a……続きを見る

The title of this book plays upon the central place a theology of the cross holds in Lutheran theologies, especially lucid in Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (1518). The 500th anniversary of this do……続きを見る

Media and scholastic accounts describe a strong public opinion backlashーa sharply negative and enduring opinion changeーagainst attempts to advance gay rights. Academic research, however, increasin……続きを見る

A timeless collection of lyrical expressions and photographs that capture humanity's dance with freedom. Through the voices of anonymous freedom fighters, award-winning author Laura Morgan Roberts a……続きを見る

First published in 1937, George Orwell’s first socialist book was an original and unorthodox political treatise entitled "The Road to Wigan Pier". The book begins by describing his experiences when ……続きを見る

In 1967, George Henderson, the son of uneducated Alabama sharecroppers, accepted a full-time professorship at the University of Oklahoma, despite his mentor's warning to avoid the "redneck school in……続きを見る

The Cultural Defense of Nations presents a timely, thought-provoking thesis on some of the most pressing issues of our time-global immigration, majority groups, and national identity. Never in human……続きを見る

Equality is a widely championed social ideal. But what is equality? And what action is required if present-day societies are to root out their inequalities? The Equal Society collects fourteen philo……続きを見る

¿Cuál es la relación existente entre las capacidades estatales y las violaciones a derechos humanos? Este libro da respuesta a esa pregunta a partir del análisis de las distintas expresiones del Est……続きを見る

Challenging recent trends both in historical scholarship and in Supreme Court decisions on civil rights, J. Morgan Kousser criticizes the Court's "postmodern equal protection" and demonstrates that ……続きを見る

This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity……続きを見る

This book on black churches and urban politics uses case studies from various cities to examine the strategies and tactics of activist clergy and congregations. These case studies illustrate how bla……続きを見る

In a rigorous critique of public opinion polling in the United States, George F. Bishop makes the case that a lot of what passes as 'public opinion' in mass media today is an illusion, an artifact o……続きを見る

The use of filibusters in the U.S. Senate by small numbers of members to prevent legislative action apparently desired by a majority of the members--as evidenced by the battles over civil rights leg……続きを見る

The late Pope John Paul II frequently invoked Dignitatis Humanae as one of the foundational documents of contemporary Church social teaching. In this timely new edited collection, Catholicism and Re……続きを見る